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Επιστημονική Ευθύνη
Ευανθία Τσιούρη, Διδάκτωρ Εφαρμοσμένης Γλωσσολογίας,
Σχολική Σύμβουλος ΠΕ6 ΥΠ.Ε.Π.Θ.
Συγγραφή
Μαραθιανάκη Μαρία – Σακελλάρη Μαρία
Το παρόν εκπαιδευτικό υλικό παράχθηκε στο πλαίσιο του Έργου «Κέντρα Εκπαίδευσης Ενηλίκων
ΙΙ», το οποίο εντάσσεται στο Ε.Π.Ε.Α.Ε.Κ. ΙΙ του ΥΠ.Ε.Π.Θ,, Μέτρο 1.1. Ενέργεια 1.1.2.Β. και
συγχρηματοδοτείται από την Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση (Ε.Κ.Τ.).

UNITS
UNIT 1
English is everywhere
UNIT 2
Let's get to know each
other
UNIT 3
On the phone
UNIT 4
I want to know more
about you
UNIT 5
Meet my family
UNIT 6
Celebrities
UNIT 7
Time to move and time
to rest
UNIT 8
Ready to cook?
UNIT 9
You are what you eat
READING
Reading signs. English words
used in Greek
Dialogue: True/False
Dialogue: True/False - matching
words with pictures
Dialogue: True/False
TABLE OF
VOCABULARY &
FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE
• English words from our immediate
environment
• Greetings & forms of introduction
• numbers
Countries & nationalities, colours,
food items
Short Text:matching description • family members, question words,
with pictures
jobs, everyday objects
Short text: True / False
• parts of the body (1), facial features
• adjectives to describe appearance
Short text and instructions: • parts of the body (2), verbs of
matching instructions with pictures
movement, health vocabulary,
• popular english sayings with parts
of the body
Dialogue: True/False • food and drink (1), cooking (1)
Newspaper article: True/False • food and drink (2), cooking (2)
UNIT 10
Home sweet home
UNIT 11
Houses & furniture
UNIT 12
Time for Revision
UNIT 13
What's the weather like
in…?
UNIT 14
Daily routines
Short Text:matching description rooms of the house, furniture (1),
with pictures
kitchen utensils
Magazine article: matching • furniture (2), adjectives to describe
words from the text with pictures
homes & interiors, synonyms &
opposites
Encyclopaedia entry: True or
false
Short text: completing a
timetable
TIME FOR REVISION
continents, Geographical charactreristics,
months of the year, weather
words
verbs to describe ordinary everyday
events, the time
UNIT 15
Family time
Text: true or false
indoor activities, pastimes for children
& adults
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CONTENTS
SPEAKING &
LISTENING
• discussing students’ aims, needs & difficulties
• introducing oneself & others in formal
& informal situations
WRITING
• diary notes / study
timetable
LANGUAGE FOCUS
Organising a phrase book -
classroom language
• asking for and giving personal information,
• pronunciation: stress patterns,
• presenting one’s family
• ask and answer about people’s appearance
• giving instructions,
• discussing health problems - giving
advice,
• pronunciation: "th" "ch"
• shopping fruit & vegetables,
• listening: choose the right photo
discussing about healthy and unhealthy
food, orderring at a restaurant
• ask and answer about houses for rent
• completing a telephone
message form
• writing an identity
card
• an e-mail to a friend
• a shopping list
• a recipe
vowels & consonants the
indefinite article a/an
The verb "to be", question
and short answers
Possessive adjectives, possessive
case
the verb "have got", regular
plurals
modal verb: should, to give
advice
countable & uncountable
nouns, some-any-no, muchmany-a
lot of
modal verb "Can" to express
ability/permission/polite
request
plurals
• listening for gist: matching description
with picture
• description:My dream
house
there is/there are, connectors:
and, but, prepositions,
adverbials of place
Self assessment (1)
talking about the weather and the climate
description: events,
happening right now
Present Continuous
ask & answer about the time, ask &
answer about one’s daily routine
discussing about hobbies
a letter to a friend:
describing your house
and daily routines
a paragraph about daily
routines
Present Simple
adverbs of frequency, adverbials
& prepositions of time
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UNITS
UNIT 16
My favourits
UNIT 17
Let's party
UNIT 18
Let's talk about our
hobbies
UNIT 19
Are you a cinema goer
UNIT 20
TV programmes
READING
Comprehension questions
Dialogue: looking for specific
words in the text
Magazine descriptions: matching
description with magazine
cover.
Short, texts: matching people
with favourite magazines
Short film descriptions: completing
information chart
A TV programme
VOCABULARY &
FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE
verbs & expressions to describe feelings,
looking up new words in a dictionary
clothes and accessories, presents
expressing preferences, hobbies &
feelings, interests
types of films, film vocabulary, making
arrangements for an outing
types of TV programmes, adjectives
usued to comment on TV programmes
UNIT 21
Time for Revision
UNIT 22
We had a great time!
UNIT 23
Greetings from Rome
UNIT 24
I've been there before
UNIT 25
Great explorers
UNIT 26
Great explorers
UNIT 27
Let's go shopping
UNIT 28
Yesterday's must haves
UNIT 29
Recycling or precycling
Dialogue: True/False
Postcards: matching text with
pictures/scanning for specific
into
Dialogue
Longer text: scanning for specific
vocabulary
Original text: true/false
Short text: True / False
Original text: true/false
Short text: True / False
TIME FOR REVISION
Travelling & holidays, forms of
accommodation, adjectives used to
comment on holidays
• Types of holidays, sports, adjectives
to describe places
• activating vocabulary from previous
units
• words of greek origin, inventions &
discoveries, word building nouns in
-er, -or
means of transport, collocations with
nouns & verbs
Clothes/various products, types of
shops, forms of money
House equipment/gadgets, adjectives
and antonyms (-un, -in/-im/-ir)
Environmental vocabulary, collocatiions
with nouns
UNIT 30
Time for Revision
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TIME FOR REVISION

SPEAKING &
LISTENING
discussing likes & dislikes
WRITING
LANGUAGE FOCUS
Paragraph: describing Adjectives ending in -ing, -
your partner’s favourites ed
discussing intentions and plans for entertainement,
suggesting / agreeing
short speech: talk about other people’s
preferences & feelings
an invitation letter
A paragraph describibg
your hobbies & interests
"Going to" for plans and
intentions
Gerund & infinitive
Ask & answer about films
Simple Future
choosing a TV programme, free conversation
Self assessment (2)
Group work report. Our
favourite TV programmes
ask & answer about holiday experiences
Group work: The
best/worst holiday
• Simple Past (1) -
Regular verbs
• Listening to short texts, matching holidays
with pictures, 1 min talk
• writing a postcard • Simple Past (2) -
Irregular verbs (1)
• discussing experiences,
• listening for specific information,
true/false
• discussing historical events, inventions,
discoveries
• description of a historical
event
• Present perfect Simple -
Irregular verbs (2)
• Present perfect vs
Simple Past
• asking for and giving directions,
• listening: understanding directions
• shopping clothes & accessories
• Discussing our shopping hobits
• Discussing ways to protect the environment
• informal letter: giving • prepositions to/at/in/by
directions
• comparative forms of adjs
and advs
• Formation of advs from
adjs, superlative forms of
adjs & advs.
• A questionaire: how • 1st conditional, Passive
people’s hobbies affect Voice. - Simple Present
the environment
Self assessment (3)
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UNIT 1
ENGLISH IS EVERYWHERE
TASK 1
Look at these photos. Can you read?
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TASK 2
Work in groups of five.
Write here the English words you know.
Me My partner 1 My partner 2 My partner 3 ...
Read aloud your list to your class. Complete the list with new words from your group’s
lists. How many words are there in your new list now?
TASK 3
There are many English words even in your house. Look for more English words in
your cupboards, your fridge, your clothes or your cosmetics. Make a new list of all the
English words there. Bring it to class. Ask your teacher for help with difficult words or
look them up in your class dictionary.
Learning English can be
easy and fun, because
ENGLISH IS EVERY-
WHERE.
TIP:
Buy a mini
notebook. Write down
any English words or
phrases you find
around you, from
now on.
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TASK 4
Answer this questionnaire with your teacher’s help.
1. People learn English for various reasons. Why do you want to learn English?
a. because it’s an international language
b. because I want to study
c. because I want to travel
d. because it’s important for my career/future career
2. What do you expect from this course?
a. easy tasks that can help me to speak English in everyday situations
b. to understand grammar and syntax
c. to learn new vocabulary
d. all of the above
3. What about your feelings towards this new course?
a. I hope everything will be fine
b. I’m not sure if I’ll be good, but I am going to try
c. I’ve tried to learn English before but I wasn’t good
d. I’m feeling rather nervous
4. How much time are you planning to study English every week?
a. about 3 hours
b. about 1 hour
c. I have no idea
d. I have very little free time. This is my main problem
5. Have you tried learning English before?
a. yes
b. no
6. If you answered “yes”, go on to the next question.
Why did you stop?
a. because the course was not interesting
b. because I didn’t have enough time
c. because it was very difficult
d. for other reasons
7. From your experience as a language learner, what do you think is the most difficult
part in learning English?
a. vocabulary
b. grammar
c. spelling
d. pronunciation
e. prepositions and phrasal verbs
f. speaking
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TASK 5
Here are the days of the week. How much time do you need to work, travel to work, have
meals, etc? How much time is there for your English?
TIME ORGANISER
Example
Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
Thur.
Frid.
Sat.
Sun.
Travel to work have meals sleep family time study other
work
English
1 hour 8 hours 1 hour 8 hours 3 hrs 1 hr 1 hr
TIP: ORGANISE YOUR TIME. SAVE TIME FOR YOUR ENGLISH!
TASK 6
How do you feel about learning English? Keep a diary of your feelings.
Keep notes like this:
1 st lesson: I don’t understand a word of English.
I am very nervous.
2 nd lesson: I can read and I can say who I am. That’s good.
TASK 7
Look at your partner’s diary. How does she/he feel about learning English? Tell
her/him how you feel.
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UNIT 2
LET’S GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER
TASK 1
Think about the following in your language:
– What do you say when you meet someone for the first
time?
– Do you always use the same phrases?
TASK 2
Look at the two photos. Match the dialogues with the photos.
Α. Β.
1. Sarah: Hi, I’m Sarah. Sarah Johnson.
Ian: Nice to meet you Sarah. I’m Ian Fawcett.
2. Mr Brown: Mr Fawcett, let me introduce you to Ms Doreen Hussley.
Mr Fawcett: How do you do, Ms Hussley.
Ms Hussley: How do you do, Mr Fawcett.
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TASK 3
Read the dialogue. Tick () the right box. True (T) or False (F).
Andreas, Maria and Anna are TEI students. It’s their first day of the term and they meet outside
their English classroom.
Maria: - Hello. I’m Maria Athanasiou.
Andreas: - Hi, Maria. My name is Andreas Papadopoulos. This is my sister Anna.
Maria: - Hi, Anna. Nice to meet you.
Anna: - Nice to meet you too.
Andreas: - Come on! Let’s find a seat in the classroom.
True
False
1. Andreas and Maria are friends.
2. Andreas and Maria are classmates.
3. They are outside the classroom.
TASK 4
Step 1
Fill in this chart with phrases from the dialogues.
Step 2
Greetings
Phrases I use
to introduce myself
Phrases I use to
introduce others
Phrases I use when I’m
introduced to others
Good morning . . . . . . . . .
Good afternoon Let me introduce myself This is……. Pleased to meet you
Good evening . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
Now think about the following:
- Which phrases do we use when we talk to people we meet for the first time?
a) outside our English classroom?
b) in a reception?
Mark the phrases a) F (Formal)*
c) in both situations?
b) I (Informal)*
c) N (Neutral)*
Note:
{
*Formal:
*Informal:
*Neutral:
επίσημη και τυπική γλώσσα.
ανεπίσημη καθημερινή γλώσσα.
ουδέτερη γλώσσα. Χρησιμοποιείται και στις δύο περιπτώσεις.
{
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Think about the difference in the way people talk to each other. Is there a difference in
your language or in other languages you know? Discuss.
TASK 5
Put the phrases in the correct order.
1. Nicky: Hello, Helen. Helen, this is Mirella. She is a friend from my English class.
Mirella: Pleased to meet you, too.
Nicky: Come on, girls! It’s coffee time.
Helen: Pleased to meet you, Mirella.
2. Sarah Dasiotis: Pleased to meet you, Mr Marsalis. I’m Ms Sarah Dasiotis. I’m the College
Principal. Have a seat, please.
Peter Marsalis: Good afternoon, Ms Davis. Let me introduce myself. I’m Peter Marsalis, the
new English teacher.
Sarah Dasiotis: Thank you.
TASK 6
Step 1
Form groups of 4-5 people. Introduce yourself to your partners. Use informal language.
Step 2
One person from another group moves to your group. Introduce her/him to your partners.
TASK 7
Form groups again. All of you work for the “Photosmart” advertising company. Use
Formal / Neutral language.
1. 2. 3.
Student A
Students B & C
Student D
It’s your first day at work.
Say who you are.
You are the employees.
Greet and introduce
yourselves.
You are the Head of the company.
Introduce the newcomer.
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TASK 8
Copy this chart in your notebook.
Greetings
Phrases I use to
introduce myself
Phrases I use to
introduce others
Phrases
I use when
I’m introduced
Classroom
language
Listen to your teacher. She / he will read aloud 10 phrases. Write them in the right column.
TASK 9
You are a group and you really want to get to know each other. Practise these activities.
Stand up and form a circle. Take a few deep breaths. Relax. Now, each one at a time, take
a step forward and say who you are while the rest of the group greet and respond with
body language. Feel your words. Feel the sound of your names. Feel your “Englishspeaking
identity”.
IT’S REALLY GREAT TO BE HERE!
IT’S REALLY GREAT TO MEET YOU!
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LANGUAGE FOCUS
A. In this task you will learn how to organise a phrase book.
Organising a phrase book.
a)Classroom language.
Match phrases from column A with phrases from column B to form sentences your teacher
uses in classroom.
A
Look at
Read
Tick
Match
Think about
Fill in
Put
Mark
Form
B
these phrases (F) or (I)
this chart
the following questions
the phrases in the correct order
the right box
groups
the photos
the dialogue
the dialogues with the photos.
Write them in your phrase book. Write the meaning of these phrases in your language.
b) Here are some more phrases you can use to ask your teacher for help.
Write them in your phrase book, with their meaning in your language. Can you add
a simple sketch or a drawing?
Can you repeat this, please?
What does ................ mean?
What’s ................ in English?
e.g. I don’t understand.
c) Add your own notes.
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
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B. Use a bilingual dictionary. Find the meaning of these words in your language. Write
a small phrase in English with each word.
difference, meaning, communication, dictionary, pronunciation, language, verb, noun,
adjective
eg.
word meaning example
difference διαφορά He’ s /he is: there is no difference
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UNIT 3
ON THE PHONE
TASK 1
Discuss with your partners.
• What do you say when you answer the phone, in your language?
• Look at the two photos. Match the dialogues with the the photos.
Α
B
1. - Can I speak to Ms Thomas, please?
- No, I’m sorry. She’s not here.
2. - Hello. Jean Andrews, speaking.
- Hi, Jean. It’s Mary. I’m calling from London.
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TASK 2
Read the dialogue and underline:
a) greetings
b) phrases we use to ask for somebody
c) phrases we use to ask for information
Receptionist: Hello, the Edelweiss Hotel.
Mr Papazisis: Hello. Can I speak to Ms Helen Konstantinidis, please?
Receptionist: No, I’m sorry, she isn’t here.
Mr Papazisis: Well, I’m calling from Greece and it’s important.
Receptionist: Can I have your name and phone number, please?
Mr Papazisis: Yes, it’s Harris Papazisis and my number in Athens is 030 210 6816795
Receptionist: 0-3-0-2-1-0-6-8-1-6-7-9-5. And how do you spell your surname?
Mr Papazisis: Papazisis, P-A-P-A-Z-I-S-I-S.
Receptionist: Thank you, Mr Papazisis. I will pass on your message.
Mr Papazisis: Thank you. Goodbye.
Receptionist: Goodbye.
TASK 3
Describe the pictures to your partner. Point and say the correct sentence.
1. He’s Mr Papazisis.
2. She’s not in Greece.
3. It’s a telephone.
4. She’s a receptionist.
5. He’s in Greece.
6. It’s a pen.
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TASK 4
Here’s the phone message card. Help the receptionist complete the message.
HOTEL EDELWEISS
PHONE MESSAGES
DATE: 18/10/2006
FOR: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FROM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Please phone back: YES / NO
Phone number: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TASK 5
Step 1
Practise saying the numbers:
1 one 11 eleven 30 thirty
2 two 12 twelve 40 forty
3 three 13 thirteen 50 fifty
4 four 14 fourteen 60 sixty
5 five 15 fifteen 70 seventy
6 six 16 sixteen 80 eighty
7 seven 17 seventeen 90 ninety
8 eight 18 eighteen 100 a hundred
9 nine 19 nineteen 200 two hundred
10 ten 20 twenty 900 nine hundred
Step 2
Don’t forget the ‘n’ with these numbers
Pronunciation / i : n /
thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen
These numbers haven’t got an ‘n’.
Pronunciation / i /
thirty, forty, fifty, ..........., ..........., ..........., ..........., ninety
Step 3
a) Listen to your teacher and tick the number you hear.
13 , 30 , 14 , 40 , 15 , 50 , 16 ,
60 , 17 , 70 , 18 , 80 , 19 , 90 .
Now add (+) the numbers with a tick.
What’s the total? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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) Your teacher has got a really big telephone number from Northumberland.
Listen carefully and write it.
________________________________________________
TASK 6
Form pairs. Talk to your partner like this:
Student A: What’s your name?
Student A: How do you spell that?
Student A: What’s your telephone number?
Student B: I’m Chrysa Antoniou.
Student B: C-H-R-Y-S-A A-N-T-O-N-I-OU
Student B: 6944798190
Write your partner’s name and phone number:
First name Surname Phone number
___________________ ___________________ ___________________
TASK 7
Step 1
Look at the English alphabet.
A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f,
G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m,
N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t,
U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Write the vowel sounds:
__________________________________
Write the consonant sounds:
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
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Step 2
Match the words with the pictures:
a pen, a pencil, a rubber, a book, a notebook, an envelope, a calendar, a telephone,
a desk, a chair, a bag, an overcoat, an umbrella
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Step 3
Form groups of 4 – 5 people. One of you is the teacher. He/she will spell 3 words for
you from Step 2. Write them down. Change roles. Check your spelling.
My score : ___________ out of _________
My mistakes: ______________, ___________ , ___________
______________, ___________ , ___________
CLASS PROJECT
Use paper, glue and coloured markers. Make tags for all the
objects you can see in your classroom. Remember to write
a/an, too! Use a bilingual dictionary for the ones you don’t
know. Stick them on the objects. Your classroom can speak
English, too!
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LANGUAGE FOCUS
A. The article a/an
We use a/an before singular nouns. e.g. It’s a pen.
Circle the right answer.
We use a before: 1. consonant sounds
2. vowel sounds e.g. He’s a waiter
We use an before: 1. consonant sounds
2. vowel sounds e.g. She’s an actress
Fill in the gaps with a/an.
a. The Hilton Hotel is _____ international hotel company.
b. Antonio Banderas is _______ actor.
c. It’s _______ envelope.
d. It’s _______ rubber.
e. It’s _______ calendar.
f. It’s _______ umbrella.
g. It’s _______ English book.
h. She’s _______ receptionist.
i. Ms Rowlands is ________ English writer.
j. It’s _______ desk.
B. Question words
Write the correct question word to complete the questions:
1. _______ ’s your name? Ann Dalta.
2. _______ ’s she? She is in Paris.
3. _______ do you spell “scene”? s-c-e-n-e.
4. _______ ’s your teacher? Ms Antoniadi.
5. _______ ’s this? It’s a calendar.
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UNIT 4
I WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT YOU
TASK 1
You want to know more about someone you meet for the first time. Ask the questions in
English or in your language. Use blue pen for your language and red or green for
English.
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TASK 2
Step 1
George, Anna and Lisa are classmates at the Adult Education Centre. They meet outside
their English classroom.
Read the dialogue. How many of your questions in the tree are in this dialogue?
G: - Hi, Anna. How are you?
A: - Fine thanks. And you?
G: - Fine.
E: - Hello, Anna.
A: - Hi. Elisa this is George Papadakis. George, this is my friend Elisa Carminio Zoidakis.
G: - Nice to meet you, Elisa. Where are you from?
E: - I’m Greek – Spanish. My mother is from Spain but my father is Greek.
G: - That’s interesting. Are you a student?
E: - No, I’m too old. I’m 33 (laughs). I’m a telephone operator for Phone Omega.
G: - You are not too old. I’m 36 but I’m a student.
E: - That’s great for you George.
A: - Let’s meet at the Italian restaurant after class.
G: - Great idea! Pizza is my favourite dish. What’s your favourite dish, Elisa?
E: - Pizza is not bad, but my favourite dish is paella.
Step 2
Choose the right answer.
1. Who is Greek-Spanish?
a. Anna b. Elisa c. George
2. Who is 33 years old?
a. Anna b. Elisa c. George
3. What’s Elisa’s favourite dish?
a. pizza b. paella c. don’t know
4. What’s Anna’s favourite dish?
a. pizza b. paella c. don’t know
5. Where’s George from?
a. Greece b. Spain c. don’t know
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TASK 3
Form groups of 6 – 8 people.
You are invited at a friend’s
birthday party, but you don’t
know each other. Your friend
gives you this pack of “ice –
breaker” cards. They help
“break the ice” (=feel friendly)
and start conversation. “Pick
up” a card and ask your partner(s)
questions.
What’s
your name?
What’s
your
favourite
colour?
Where are
you from?
Are you a
…………?
What’s
your
favourite
dish?
How old
are you?
The “colour – pie” and the “dish – pie” can help you.
black, green, blue, brown, pink, white, yellow, red
rice, spaghetti, salad, hamburger, fish, souvlaki, chicken, pizza
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TASK 4
Step 1
Practise saying the countries, with your teacher’s help.
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Step 2
Look at the stress marks. Practise saying these countries after your teacher.
• • · · • • · ·
France
Spain
__________
__________
__________
__________
England
Russia
__________
__________
__________
__________
Brazil
Japan
__________
__________
__________
__________
Germany
Hungary
__________
__________
__________
__________
Step 3
Put these countries in the right column. Practise saying them again.
Belgium, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Poland, Croatia, Luxemburg, Turkey, Greece, Austria,
Portugal, Italy, Switzerland, India, Pakistan.
TASK 5
Step 1
Match the names of the countries with the nationalities.
Country
France
Japan
Turkey
Switzerland
Portugal
Sweden
Norway
Nationality
Swedish
Norwegian
Poruguese
Turkish
French
Swiss
Japanese
Step 2
Pick up a “new” nationality. Let your partner guess (3-4 guesses).
Follow the example:
Student A
Are you Canadian?
Where are you from?
Student B
Yes, I am / No, I’m not.
I’m from France.
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TASK 6
Listen and pronounce correctly what you hear. Your teacher will read aloud five (5)
sentences.
Tick the sentence you hear.
a. She’s from Brazil.
He’s from Brazil.
b. They’re from Britain.
They’re from Brazil.
c. Where’s he from?
Where’s she from?
d. Are you a student?
Are you students?
e. We’re Greek.
We aren’t Greek.
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LANGUAGE FOCUS
A. THE VERB “TO BE” (PRESENT SIMPLE)
Affirmative
Negative
Full form Short form Full form Short form
I am I’m I am not I’m not
You are You’re You are not You aren’t
He is He’s He is not He isn’t
She is She’s She is not She isn’t
It is It’s It is not It isn’t
We are We’re We are not We aren’t
You are You’re You are not You aren’t
They are They’re They are not They aren’t
Fill in : ’m, ’s, ’re, ’m not, isn’t or aren’t.
a. She isn’t from Spain. She ______ from Portugal.
b. You _________ Austrian. You are Hungarian.
c. My favourite colour is green. It _________ red.
d. We __________ teachers. We’re students of English.
e. I’ ___________ 29 years old. I’m not 30.
f. They aren’t from Norway. They _______ from Sweden.
B. Study the table of questions and short answers.
Interrogative
Am I?
Are you?
Is he?
Is she?
Is it?
Are you?
Are they?
Short Answers
Yes, I am / No, I’m not
Yes, he is / No, he isn’t
Yes, she is / No, she isn’t
Yes, it is / No, it isn’t
Yes, we are / No, we aren’t
Yes, they are / No, they aren’t
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C. Look at the photos. What are they saying?
- Hi. _____ Manuel.
- Are you from
Brazil?
- No, _____. I’m
from Spain.
- This is Janos and
Miklos.
- ________ from
Hungary?
- Yes, ________
- This is Sakuro.
- Is she from Japan?
- Yes, _________.
- This is Johan.
- ________ from
Germany?
- No,. ___ ____
from Austria.
- We’re Mike and
Lynne.
- Are you American?
- No, _______
English.
- This is my cat.
- _______ a Persian
cat?
- No, _______ a
Siamese.
- This is Aleka.
- _______ from
Italy?
- No, _______
from Greece.
- Hi, I’m Jean Paul.
- _______ French?
- Yes, _________.
- This is Ivan.
- _________ from
Russia?
- Yes, ___________.
- Are you European?
- Yes, _________.
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UNIT 5
MEET MY FAMILY
TASK 1
Talk with your partner:
– Are you married?
– What’s your wife / husband’s name?
– What’s your mother / father’s name?
– How old is she / he?
TASK 2
Look at the photos of Aleka Markakis with her family. Read carefully. Then, write
their names and ages in the correct place.
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
This is a family photo of Aleka Markakis, her husband and their two children. Her husband’s
name is Panayiotis. He’s 33 years old. Their daughter’s name is Elli and she’s 8
years old. Their son’s name is Nisk and he’s 6 years old.
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TASK 3
Draw your family tree on a
piece of paper the way you
wish. Then, present your
family to your partners.
Follow the example:
My wife’s / husband’s /
brother’s / sister’s
name is __________
She’s / He’s ________ years
old.
This is my mother / father
Her / his name is _________
TASK 4
Stephen Markakis is Aleka’s brother. Read his identity card and fill in the gaps with
the right word.
married, what’s (3), where, his (4), address, is (2), he
SURNAME : MARKAKIS
FIRST NAME : STEPHEN
COUNTRY : GREECE
JOB : WAITER
ADDRESS : 36, Kolokotroni Str, Kolonos
PHONE NUMBER (mobile) : 6976722308
PHONE NUMBER (home) : 210 5816704
AGE : 24
MARRIED : NO
a. What’s ___________ surname? Markakis
b. ____________ his first name? Stephen
c. _____ _____ he from? Greece
d. ____________ ___________ job? He’s a waiter
e. What’s ___________ _________? 36, Kolokotroni str, Kolonos
f. _____ _____ mobile phone number? 6976722308
g. How old __________ ________ ? 24
h. Is he __________ ? No, he isn’t
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TASK 5
Step 1
Work in pairs. With the help of your dictionary match the jobs with the right picture.
carpenter, plumber, repairsperson, mechanic, architect, lawyer, engineer, pharmacist,
travel agent, dentist, vet, surgeon, greengrocer, fashion designer, optician
____________________________ _________________________ ________________________
____________________________
_______________________
____________________________
______________________________
____________________________
_________________________
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____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________
____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________
Step 2
On a piece of paper or card create your own false identity. It can be funny or serious.
Take turns and ask each other questions to find out who you are. Keep your “identity
card”. Don’t throw it away. Use one of the jobs above. Have fun with your new “selves”.
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LANGUAGE FOCUS
A
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
A1
Look back at these phrases from the text about Aleka’s family and then circle the
correct answer: Look at her husband. What’s his name?
Possessive adjectives always come a) before nouns
b) after nouns
They answer the question : a) “Whose ……… ?”
b) “What ………?”
A2
Now have a good look at this box.
my, your, his, her, its, our, your, their
Complete with the right possessive adjective.
1. _______ name’s Mary. I’m 30.
2. _______ name’s Jenny. You’re 26.
3. _______ name’s Alkis. He’s my brother.
4. _______ name’s Sabena. She’s my sister.
5. _______ name’s Spot. It’s my dog.
6. _______ names are Nick and Billy. We are brothers.
7. _______ names are Elli and Sophia. You are sisters.
8. _______ names are Bruno, Barbara and Irene. They’re Italian.
A3
1. Put am / is / are or your / his / her / their in the gaps.
a. Where _________ you from?
b. I _________ from Spain.
c. “What’s _________ name? “ Peter”
d. Aleka ________ twenty – nine years old. ________ address is 13 Zaimi str., Athens.
e. Mike and Lynn _________ from London.
f. Aleka __________ married. ___________ son’s name is Nick.
g. Aleka and Panayiotis ___________ married. ___________ daughter’s name _________
Elli.
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B
POSSESSIVE CASE
B1
Look again at these phrases from the text.
her husband’s name
their daughter’s name
their son’s name
Elli and Nick’s grandmother
Can you say the
underlined words
in your language?
Now, read the rule:
Use ’s to show that someone/something
belongs to someone/something else.
e.g.
Aleka’s
the cat’s
brother
tail
B2
A group of eight people speak to the Lost Property officer about things they lost. Read
what they’re saying and label their things.
Alex: My suitcase is brown. e.g. Alex’s suitcase
Maria: My bag is red.
Nick: My laptop computer is an ACER WLMI.
George: My mobile phone is Sony Ericsson T300.
Fiona: My umbrella is orange and yellow.
Martha: My suitcase is blue.
Patrick: My briefcase is black.
Lucy: My camera is a JVC 723 model.
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B3
Now ask and answer as in the example:
– Whose is the ACER laptop?
– It’s Nick’s.
A GAME
Form groups of five – six. One of you collects personal items from the rest of the group (eg.
pens, mobile phones, bags, books, .............). The “collector” points to each item and asks:
“Whose is this ………?” A member of the group –but not the one who owns the item–
answers: It’s Lisa’s or The green pen is Lisa’s. If he / she gets it right, the collector gives back
the item to the owner. Continue until you return all the items.
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UNIT 6
CELEBRITIES
TASK 1
Discuss with your partners:
Do you know these people? Are they famous?
Α B C
Match the descriptions with the photos.
Julia Roberts has got long curly dark hair and brown eyes.
Brad Pitt has got short straight blond hair and blue eyes.
Angelina Jolie has got long brown hair, dark eyes and full lips.
TASK 2
Read the text about Antonio Banderas.
Antonio Banderas
Antonio Banderas is a famous actor. He was born in Malaga in 1960. He is married to
Melanie Griffith and they have got two children.
He is tall and slim. He’s got dark brown eyes and short curly dark hair. He’s got a great talent
and he can sing very well, too. Some of his films are:
The Mambo Kings (1992), Interview with a Vampire (1994), Desperado (1995), Evita
(1996), The mask of Zorro (1997).
Antonio Banderas is very successful and he’s got fans all over the world.
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Now tick the correct True or False.
True
False
1. Julia Roberts has got blond hair.
2. Antonio Banderas has got blue eyes.
3. Brad Pitt has got green eyes.
4. Antonio Banderas hasn’t got two children.
5. Angelina Jolie has got red hair.
6. Julia Roberts has got brown eyes.
7. Antonio Banderas has got dark hair.
8. Antonio Banderas has got straight hair.
TASK 3
Step 1
face and head
Write the words next to the face
parts.
eyes, nose, mouth, teeth, lips, ear,
cheek, chin
Step 2
body
Write the words next to the body parts.
head, neck, shoulder, arm, hand, finger, chest, back, stomach, leg, foot, toe, knee, waist
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WATCH OUT:
arm, hand, finger
leg, foot, toe
TASK 4
Step 1
Read the descriptions of these famous people again. Find the words we use to describe:
hair, face, eyes and body.
Write them in the right column.
Eyes Hair Body Face
Step 2
Add these words to the above chart:
wavy, fair, grey, thin, fat
Are there any other face or body parts you want to know? What are
they called in English?
Step 3
Use your bilingual dictionary or a photo dictionary. Find the words you need to
describe your partner.
TASK 5
Form groups of 4-5 people. One of you describes another member of the group. Guess
who! Follow the example:
– She’s tall and thin.
– She’s got short straight hair.
– Is she Irene?
– Yes, she is / No, she isn’t.
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TASK 6
Play a game:
As your teacher calls out face and body parts, try to sketch them fast, very fast. You can
have two teams and see which is faster! Whose is the funniest sketch?
TASK 7
Form groups. One of you writes down the name of a celebrity.
The others try to guess who.
Ask questions:
Is he a man or is she a woman?
Is she/he tall/short?
Has she/he got........... ?
Hugh Grant
Diane Keaton
Kevin Costner
Dustin Hoffman
Demi Moore
Gwyneth Paltrow
Meryl Streep
Tom Cruise
Nicol Kidman
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TASK 8
Looking for an e-mail friend?
Write your e-mail now.
Follow Pedro’s example.
Hi! How are you?
My name is Pedro and I’m Spanish. I live in Madrid
and I’m 23 years old. I’m tall and thin.
I’ve got straight dark hair and brown eyes.
I like sports and I love playing computer games.
Please e-mail me today!
pedrogarcias@hol.esp
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LANGUAGE FOCUS
A
Have got
A1
Fill in the gaps:
Affirmative Negative Question
I’ve got I haven’t got Have I got?
You ____________ You ____________ ___________
He’s got He hasn’t got Has he got?
She ____________ She ____________ ___________
It ______________ It ______________ ___________
We’ve got We haven’t got Have we got?
You ____________ You ____________ ___________
They ___________ They ___________ ___________
WATCH OUT:
I’ve got < I have got
He’s got < He has got
You haven’t got < You have not got
She hasn’t got < She has not got
Write short answers for these questions.
Have you got black hair? Yes, I ___________.
Have you got long hair?
No, I ___________.
Has he got green eyes?
Yes, he _________
Has she got brown eyes? No, she _________.
A2
Fill in the gaps with the correct form of ‘have got’.
1. John ____________ a sister and a brother.
2. My parents ____________ a house in Myconos.
3. Mary ____________ long hair. Her hair is short.
4. They __________ a car. They can’t drive.
5. ___________ (you) a big family?
6. ___________ (Mark) two cars?
7. We ___________ an English lesson from 17:00 to 19:00.
8. Film stars ___________ a quiet lifestyle. Their lives are exciting!
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B
PLURALS
B1
Look back at the body and face vocabulary:
We’ve got a mouth, but we’ve got 2 eyes.
Complete the rule:
We use _______ to form the plural
eg. eyes, ears, lips, cheeks
WATCH OUT:
We say: boy boys
But: body bodies
family families
Can you form a rule for nouns ending in-y?
We use ______ when the letter before y is a ______ .
We use ______ when the letter before y is a ______ .
B2
Write the plural form of these nouns:
1. city _________ 6. holiday _________
2. flower _________ 7. umbrella _________
3. phone _________ 8. suitcase _________
4. pencil _________ 9. lady _________
5. baby _________ 10. week _________
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B3
Listen to your teacher and put the words in the right place. Practice saying them after
you teacher.
arms
toes
cheeks
ears
noses
faces
lips
necks
/s/ /z/ /iz/
Now add the plural forms from B2.
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UNIT 7
TIME TO MOVE AND TIME TO REST
TASK 1
Are you a gym member?
Complete the form and join the ACTION gym now!
ACTION!
Name: …………………………………………….
Date of Birth : ……………………………………
Job / Occupation : ………………………………..
Address : …………………………………………
Telephone Number : ……………………………..
Mobile Phone Number : …………………………
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TASK 2
Step 1
Read and find out what an aerobics class is like:
These days, more and more people join sports clubs in their spare time. A very popular kind
of gymnastics is aerobics.
A typical aerobics programme is usually 20 minutes of continuous exercise, three to five
times a week.
Because of the music (during the session) aerobics combines exercise with fun. That’s why it
is so popular all over the world!
Now, let’s do aerobics!
This is Linda Brown.
She is your personal gym trainer!
Step 2
Read the text about aerobics and label the sketches with the instructions in bold letters.
1. Stand up, please! Listen to the
music! Are you ready? Smile,
please!
2. Raise your arms. Up and
down ! Up and down! 1, 2, 3,
………, 8. Good!
3. Now, raise your knees. Left,
right! Left, right! Don’t hurry!
4. Run on the spot! Let’s count
again: 1, 2, 3, ………, 8.
Good!
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5. Put your hands on your waist.
Stand with your feet apart. Bend
your left knee to the back and step
on to the right.
Now, let’s do the opposite!
Left, right!
Left, right!
Very good, don’t stop!
6. Now, let’s run on the spot again!
Don’t forget to breathe! In, out, in,
out, ………
That’s great!
7. Now, walk on the spot! 1, 2, 3,
…………, 8
8. OK! Let’s stop now. Sit down!
Relax! Well done!
TASK 3
Here are some verbs the gym trainer can use:
sit, stand, run, walk, raise, listen, smile, stop, hurry, bend, turn, touch, jump
Form groups of 4-5 people. One member of the group is the “good robot”. The other
members give instructions to the robot! The robot follows the instrucions.
e.g.: Walk – Touch the door – Turn right – Jump – Stop
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TASK 4
Let’s make a Board Game. You need a square piece of cardbord, paper, glue, coloured
markers and a dice.
Step 1
Fill in the chart
Affirmative
Stand up!
……………
……………
……………
Negative
Don’t stand up!
………… sit down!
……… talk!
……… run!
Step 2
Fill in the missing words:
watch, make, order, play, go
a. Let’s ……… to the cinema! b. Let’s ……… a film!
c. Let’s ……… a pizza! d. Let’s ……… some tea!
e. Let’s ……… a board game!
Step 3
Cut square pieces of paper. Write orders or make suggestions. Put them on the Board
Game upside down. Take turns and throw the dice. Pick up the card and do what it
tells you to do.
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TASK 5
Step 1
Do you know what the words in a box mean and when do we use them? Talk to your
partner about things in the classroom.
e.g There’s a book next to the bag.
next to
behind
in front of
between
on the right
on the left
Step 2
Look at the photo of John and Maria’s wedding. Complete the sentences using the
prepositions.
1. John is ………… his sister and Maria.
2. Maria’s mother is …..……. her husband.
3. John’s brother is …..…….. John.
4. John’s sister is …….……. John.
5. John is …….. of his brother.
TASK 6
This is a photograph from Helen’s and George’s
20th wedding anniversary. Read the photographer’s
instructions and write the names next to
the people.
1. Helen, sit down next to George.
2. Joanna, stand behind Helen.
3. Kostas, stand behind George.
4. Chris, stand on the right, next to Kostas.
5. Natalia, stand on the left, next to Joanna.
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TASK 7
Read this dialogue between a doctor and his patient.
Put the words in the right place:
pressure, throat, antibiotics, temperature, nose, juices, cough, vitamin, cold, pain
Doctor: So, what’s the matter?
Bill: Oh, doctor, I feel terrible! I’ve got a ___________, a sore __________ and a runny
________.
Doctor: Have you got any headaches?
Bill: Oh, yes! And I’ve also got a terrible ___________ in my chest!
Doctor: Have you got any stomachaches?
Bill: Oh, no! Thank, God!
Doctor: OK, then. Let’s take your __________ and your blood
__________. Hmmm. Normal.
Now, let’s examine your chest. Breathe in, please! Out!
Now, cough! That’s fine, stop now!
Bill:
What’s the matter with me, doctor?
Doctor: Oh, nothing serious. You’ve got a ___________.
Bill: What should I do?
Doctor: Well, you should take some ___________C.
You should drink lots of water and fruit _________.
Bill: Should I take any ___________?
Doctor: No, don’t do that. You should eat light meals, take some rest and you shouldn’t go to
work tomorrow. You’ll be fine in 2-3 days.
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TASK 8
Step 1
Here are some English sayings with parts of the body:
Fill in the gaps with the right word.
eye, face, stomach, nose, ears, tongue, tooth, feet, hand
One hand washes the other and both wash the ________.
An eye for an _______, a tooth for a __________.
The way to a man’s heart is through his __________.
The _______ are the mirror of the soul.
The walls have __________.
It’s on the tip of my ____________.
Don’t stick your ___________ in my business.
I know it like the back of my ____________.
She’s got the world at her _________.
Step 2
Discuss in which occassions we use them.
TASK 9
Step 1
Practice saying these words.
a) We pronounce th
/θ/ or /δ/
tooth
teeth
breath
breathe
b) We pronounce ch
/k/ or /ts/
back
cheek
ache
children
Step 2
Now put these words in the right column. Practise saying them after your teacher.
chest, neck, teacher, chin, thanks, this, mouth, that
/θ/ /δ/ /k/ /ts/
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LANGUAGE FOCUS
A
SHOULD
A1 Look at these phrases from the dialogue:
You should take some vitamin C.
Should I take any antibiotics?
You shouldn’t go to work tomorrow.
Circle the correct answer:
We use should to:
a. to give advice
b. to give information
A2 Work in pairs.
Student A: Use the words from TASK 7 to talk about your symptoms.
Student B: Use these ideas to give advice to your friend who feels sick. Remember to use
should / shouldn’t
Symptoms
I’ve got
a runny nose
a sore throat
a backache
a stomache
an earache
a toothache
a temperature
a headache
a cold
a cough
a pain in the chest
Advice
You should /shouldn’t
drink hot tea
go to work
go to a party
lie down
take an aspirin
go out
drink a eucalyptus beverage
drink alcohol
take vitamin C
take antibiotics
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UNIT 8
READY TO COOK?
TASK 1
Discuss in class.
• What’s your favourite food?
• Do you eat all kinds of food?
• Can you cook?
TASK 2
Step 1
It’s Saturday morning. Kosta and Monika are in the kitchen. They are looking at a recipe
book. Kosta’s parents are coming for dinner on Sunday.
Monika: Hmmm. Let’s see. What should we cook?
Should we serve fish or meat?
Kosta: Meat! We all love meat!
Monika: Right. How about mousaka then? Your father’s
favourite.
Kosta: Great! And what about those baked potatoes
stuffed with cheese and bacon?
Monika: Good idea! And you can make that Chinese
fried rice with vegetables! Oh, and some
spring rolls!
Kosta: OK, but if I make those can you, please, make
that omelette with spinach?
Monika: Which one? The smoked salmon and spinach
frittata you mean.
Kosta: Oh, yes, please! And can you bake some olive bread, too?
Monika: OK, I suppose I can prepare that tonight.
Kosta: Oh, thank you!
Monika: Yeah, right. And we’ll have greek salad, of course.
Kosta: Of course. And what about a dessert? Baclava, chocolate cake, or perhaps a fruit
tart?
Monika: Look, Kosta. I don’t want to spend two days in the kitchen! Let’s buy a chocolate
cake or a baclava or anything else you want, OK?
Kosta: OK, dear, you’re right!
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Step 2
Read the dialogue between Monika and Kosta again and tick () True or False.
True False
1. There is some fish in the menu.
2. There are Greek foods only.
3. Kostas can cook.
4. Monika can make a baclava.
5. There are a lot of vegetables in the menu.
TASK 3
Step 1
Put a tick next to the food you can
see in the picture.
strawberries
lettuce
onions
water
wine
tuna
beef
cucumbers
chicken
peaches
cauliflower
salmon
eggs
sugar
butter
yoghurt
cheese
soft drinks
apricots
pears
cereal
orange juice
milk
chocolate
jam
crisps
honey
crackers
rice
nuts
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Step 2
Put the words in the right circle of this spidergram.
VEGETABLES
__________
__________
__________
MEAT/FISH
__________
__________
__________
DAIRY
__________
__________
__________
FOOD
DESSERTS/SNACKS
__________
__________
__________
OTHER
__________
__________
__________
FRUIT
__________
__________
__________
DRINKS
__________
__________
__________
TASK 4
Read the second part of the dialogue between Kosta and Monika. They want to go to
the supermarket. Put the words in the right place and help them make a shopping list:
tomatoes, flour, cheese, list, aubergines, olives x 2, fridge,
bacon, spinach, salmon, eggs, feta, rice, cream
M: Let’s make a shopping ________ so that we don’t forget anything.
K: OK. You write and I check the ________ and cupboards.
M: Well then. I know we’ve got some __________ and onions for the salad. Have we got
any _________ cheese?
K: We’ve got a lot of feta cheese. But we haven’t got any yellow _________ or ________
for the stuffed potatoes.
M: OK. Are there any eggs?
K: There aren’t many _________. There are only three. So write eggs. There isn’t much
_________, either.
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M: We also need some __________ and carrots. I remember we’ve got some
_____________ for the mousaka.
K: Yes, I can see some aubergines. Don’t forget, there’s no __________, Monika.
M: Oh, yes, of course, salmon. And we’ve also got a lot of ________ in the cupboard. Are
there any ________ for the bread?
K: No, there aren’t many _________ and there isn’t much ___________, either.
M: OK. We should buy some olives and some flour, then.
TASK 5
Complete the shopping list with words from the dialogue in TASK 4.
SHOPPING LIST
1. a kilo of ………… 2. a jar of …………
3. 1/2 kilo of ……… 4. 1/2 kilo of ………
5. 1/4 kilo of ……… 6. 10 ………
7. a packet of ……… 8. a kilo of ………
TASK 6
Look again at the shopping list and the food diagram in TASK 2.
Act out the dialogue with your partner.
STUDENT A
STUDENT B
Make your shopping list You are the grocer
(3-4 items). Help your customer
Go to the grocer’s. Say: Here you are, Sir/Madam
Ask: Can I have some …...? or
1/2 kilo of ……. Sorry, we haven’t got any
a jar of ………
a packet ………
….
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TASK 7
Study these pictures and write some, any, many, much, a lot of.
There is ________ cheese.
There isn’t ________ cheese.
There is ________ cheese.
There isn’t ________ cheese.
There are ________ olives.
There aren’t ________ olives.
There are ________ olives.
There aren’t ________ olives.
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TASK 8
Your teacher will read aloud six sentences. Listen carefully and tick the correct picture.
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LANGUAGE FOCUS
A
COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
Look back at the the dialogue in TASK 4. Study the phrases with: some, any, much, a
lot of. Fill in the gaps with words from the spidergram in TASK 2 or the dialogue.
Discuss with your teacher and classmates your noun choices.
Countable Nouns
We’ve got a lot of ___________.
We’ve got some ___________.
Have we got any ___________?
There aren’t many olives
There aren’t any ___________.
There are no ___________.
Uncountable Nouns
There is a lot of ___________.
There is some ___________.
There isn’t much flour
There isn’t any ___________.
There is no ___________.
WATCH OUT
Think about the difference between “olives” and “flour” or ‘tomatoes’ and
‘cheese’. Are there countable and uncountable nouns in your language?
A1
Match the words form column A with the phrases from column B to form the rules.
1. We use a) much i) with countable nouns
b) many ii) with uncountable nouns
c) a lot of iii) in positive sentences
d) some iv) in questions
e) any v) in negative sentences
f) no
WATCH OUT
There isn’t any milk. = There is no milk.
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A2
Fill in the gaps with: some, any, no, much, many, a lot of.
a. I always put __________ sugar in my coffee. I like it sweet.
b. Is there __________ cola in the fridge?
c. There aren’t _________ biscuits in the box. There are only two.
d. There is _________ milk. Can you go to the supermarket?
e. We haven’t got ___________ bread. Only three slices.
f. I want to make __________ tea.
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UNIT 9
YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT!
TASK 1
Discuss in class:
– Do you eat fast food?
Hamburgers, pizza, souvlaki?
– Do you buy organic vegetables or meat? Why?
TASK 2
a) Read this text and find out how you can eat a healthy hamburger!
The Green burger revolution
Just like you, I don’t eat in fast food places any more. That was in the old days, before
the “green food” revolution.
But every now and then, I still want to sink my teeth into the delicious soft beef with
mayonnaise and the soft bun that makes me feel like a child again.
So do you. Admit it. And that is why the greenburger restaurants are here.
The high streets of London are now full of smart little restaurants, decorated fashionably,
serving green burgers made from organic meat in a soft bun made from organically
grown wheat.
A greenburger is built from fresh ingredients. The meat is organic, certainly free
range, and it sometimes comes from something more exotic than just a cow. A deer
or a lamb, for example, even a tuna. It is served with unusual lettuce and a slice of a
large tomato. Intead of the milkshakes you have at the typical fast food restaurants,
greenburger companies, offer you a choice of expensive beers and fresh orange juice.
And the burgers…, well, they really taste great. Take Klara’s burgers, for example.
They are big, tender and juicy. They come with an interesting range of toppings :
blue cheese, avocado and bacon, garlic mayonnaise. You can even have a kiwiburger,
with beetroot, egg, cheese and pineapple. The burgers cost between six and eight quid
and you can choose how the meat is cooked.
(adaptation of the article: “the gourmet burger revolution”,
by Josh Locey, The Guardian, Jan 2, 2006)
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) Read the text again tick () True or False.
True
False
1. There are a lot of restaurants that serve
greenburgers in London.
2. A greenburger is only made with beef.
3. You can’t have any mayonnaise in a greenburger.
4. Greenburgers are made from fresh ingredients.
5. The writer doesn’t want to eat the usual hamburger
now.
6. Greenburgers are too expensive.
7. There are no milkshakes served in a Greenburger
restaurant.
8. You can have fruit with your greenburger.
9. You can’t drink alcohol in a Greenburger restaurant.
10. You can eat a greenburger made with fish.
11. The writer likes greenburgers.
TASK 3
Find words in bold from the text and match with the definitions.
1 ______________ vegetables or cereal grown without chemicals
2 ______________ variety/choice
3 ______________ farm animals that eat natural food without chemicals/hormones
4 ______________ soft
5 ______________ made from
6 ______________ taste
7 ______________ very important event that changes our life.
TASK 4
Make a list of healthy and unhealthy food items with words from the text. Then discuss
with your partners:
• What can you eat on your way to work or at lunch break? Is it healthy or unhealthy?
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TASK 5
Form groups of five.You are at the Greenburger Restaurant. One of you is the
waiter/waitress. Act out the conversation. Look at the phrases in the box for help.
– Can I have….?
– What kind of topping…..?
– Anything else?
– I’d like……..
– How much is it?
TASK 6
Look at this poster:
D A N G E R O U S
Find the meaning of the words you don’t
know in your dictionary. Now make your
healthy food basket. Talk about it like this:
Example: Lettuce is healthy. There are a lot
of vitamins in it.
too many fats, too many
carbohydrates, a lot of
sugar & salt, not much
fibre, not many vitamins
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TASK 7
Here are three recipes for a healthy menu.
a) Match the verbs from column A with the items in column B.
b) Read the instructions and put them in the right order.
Enjoy your meal with friends.
Brown rice salad
A
B
boil • 1/2 kilo of brown rice
add • 2 medium sized tomatoes into small pieces
slice • well
cut
• salt, olive oil, lemon juice
mix • 1 fresh onion
A
Fry/or bake
beat
cut into small pieces
mix
Green omelette
B
• the eggs
• well
• the omelette
• fresh vegetables (fresh onions and
aubergines)
Soft cookies
A
B
Add slowly • the mixture well
pour • 2 eggwhites with 1/2 kilo of brown sugar
form
• 1 kilo of organic flour
add
• at 180 C
cut
• 250gr olive oil
stir
• some dried fruit into small pieces
bake
• round or oval cookies
beat
• the fruit to the mixture
TASK 8
What ingredients do you need to make your favourite omelette?
INGREDIENTS
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
Write your recipe. Bring it to class and exchange recipes with your partner.
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LANGUAGE FOCUS
A
Study these phrases from
the text and discuss the
use of ‘can’ with your
partners and your teacher.
You can even have a
kiwiburger,
... and you can choose
how the meat is cooked.
A1
Work in pairs.
Student A: Use the prompts to ask questions.
Student B: Use the short answers: “Yes, I can”, “No, I can’t” to answer your partner’s
questions.
e.g. Can you eat soup with a fork? No, I can’t.
drive a car / ride a bike / speak Chinese / tell me where the Nile is / slice meat with a fork
/ beat eggs with a knife / cook / eat rice with chopsticks / buy organic vegetables at your
grocer’s / eat greenburgers in a Greek restaurant
B
In the dialogue at the Greenburger restaurant -TASK 5- you asked the waiter-tress:
‘Can I have same orange juice, please?’
The use of the verb ‘can’ in this phrase is different from the use of ‘can’ in A an A1.
Discuss it with your teacher and classmates. Keep notes in your grammar notebook.
B1
Use the question form ‘Can I’ to ask for something politely or to ask permission in the
following situations:
1. You’re at the restaurant. Your fork is on the floor.
2. You’re in class. You haven’t got a blue pen.
3. You want to talk for a minute to your reacher.
4. You don’t know the way to the airport. Your friend has a map.
5. You’re at the restaurant. You want another glass of beer.
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UNIT 10
HOME SWEET HOME
TASK 1
Discuss with your partner:
• Do you live in a house or a flat?
I live in a ______, on the______ floor.
• Is your house in a busy or a quiet street?
I live in a ____ street in _________.
• What’s your address?
My address is ________________________.
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TASK 2
Read about Mary’s home and label the rooms of their house.
I live in a quiet street in Alimos. I live in a flat on the second floor. It’s quite a big flat with
three bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen, a bathroom and a WC. As you come in through the
front door, the first room you see is a big living room: That’s where we spend most of the day.
We sit, we talk and we watch TV of course. Next to the living room, on the left, there is a small
kitchen. It is small but modern and it’s always sunny in the mornings. There isn’t a dining
room, so we usually eat in the kitchen or in the living room. Next to the living room, on the
right, there is a big bathroom.
Next to the bathroom on the right, there are three bedrooms. Our bedroom is the first one.
Next to it there is a small toilet and then opposite that is my children’s bedroom. We use the
third bedroom as a study. There are also two balconies with a nice view.
___________________________
____________________
___________________________
______________
_______________
_________________
____________
__________________
_______
TASK 3
Answer the questions.
1. How many bedrooms are there in Mary’s flat?
2. How many bedrooms are there in your flat?
3. Is there a dining room in Mary’s flat?
4. Is there a dining room in your flat?
5. Is there a study in Mary’s flat?
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TASK 4
Act out the conversation in groups of four. Listen to a model dialogue.
Students A and B: You want to rent
a flat. Decide on:
How many bedrooms you need. Ask
questions to your partners who rent a
flat.
Students B and C: You have a flat for
rent. Decide on:
How many rooms / bedrooms there
are in the flat you rent, and answer
your partners’ questions.
TASK 5
This is Mary’s kitchen. Put the right number next to the words in the list.
Cooker, cupboard, dishwasher, drawer, fridge-freezer, sink, shelf, washing machine,
microwave
1
2
3
5
7
4
6
9
8
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TASK 6
Find words in your dictionary and fill in the gaps in these sentences. You can use a bilingual
or a photo dictionary.
1. We use a _____ to eat soup
2. We use a ______- to drink coffee
3. We use a _______ to cut bread
4. We use a ______________ to dry dishes
5. We use a _______________ to cook spaghetti
6. We use ___________ to drink water
7. We use a ____________ to put our food
8. We use a ________________ to fry an omelette
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LANGUAGE FOCUS
A
PLURALS
A1
Study the three groups of nouns.
1 cup 2 cups 1 plate 2 plates
1 glass 2 glasses 1 dish 2 dishes
1 watch 2 watches 1 box 6 boxes
1 potato 2 potatoes 1 knife 2 knives
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A2
Now, let’s work out the rule.
1. Nouns ending in , take -es to form their plural
2. Nouns ending in , take
-ves
to form their plural
Watch out for irregular plural forms.
Man
Woman
Foot
Tooth
Child
Person
Mouse
Fish
Sheep
Deer
men
women
feet
teeth
children
people
mice
fish
sheep
deer
A3
Write these nouns in plural and put them in the right group.
Brush, shelf, child, towel, tomato, video, woman, fridge, stereo, tooth, person,
sandwich, leaf, language, wife, lamp, table
-s -es -ves Irregular
A4.
Fill in with the right form is / are.
a. My feet ___ cold
b. Who ___ that woman?
c. Deer ___ beautiful animals
d. There ___ some children at the park
e. Where ___ my camera?
f. Where ___ my keys?
g. There ____a cat under the car
h. There ____ a church next to my house
i. My address ___ Akropoleos street
j. Your glasses ____ on the table
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UNIT 11
HOUSES AND FURNITURE
TASK 1
Talk with your partner.
Are you tired of your home?
What kind of things can you change in it?
What’s your favourite colour for living rooms/ bedrooms?
TASK 2
Read this text to find out how to redecorate your home. Underline the words for furniture/things
you can see in the pictures (TASK 1).
The quick guide to redecorating your home
Are you tired of a room? Are you looking for nice and easy ideas to redecorate it? You’re in
the right page. Have a look at this simple advice that can help you without spending a lot of
money.
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1. Make the room look really large. Pull the furniture away from the walls. Place your
sofa(s) and armchair(s) away at new positions. Paint one of the walls your favourite
colour. It can be dark or light. Just make sure that the rest of the walls go with this colour.
Now, hang a new painting on your freshly painted wall.
2. Bring nature inside your home. Look through some magazines to get ideas on using plants
to decorate. Green plants or silk plants can do the trick.
3. A new carpet is a great way to make the living-room look soft. Find one that matches with
the colours in your room, but also looks modern. Put it under a coffee – table or dining –
room table.
4. Is your bathroom dark and boring? A new shower curtain together with some new bathroom
towel in interesting colours can change the appearance of your bathroom.
5. Modernize the look of your kitchen with some new knobs for the cupboards.
6. Mix and match lamp bases and shades for a new lighting solution in any room
TASK 3
Find words in the text that match with the definitions.
1. __________: a book (or website) that gives you ideas and advice or tells you how to do
something
2. __________: change the look of a room
3. __________: make something look modern
4. __________: the way somebody / something looks
5. __________: go with
6. __________: change the colour
7. __________: move
8. __________: put
TASK 4
Find the opposites of these adjectives from the text.
1. soft __________
2. light __________
3. large __________
4. interesting __________
5. new __________
6. easy __________
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TASK 5
Make a spidergram of rooms and furniture. Follow the example.
Find words from the text. Use a bilingual or a photo dictionary for other words you want
to know.
BEDROOM
__________
__________
__________
STUDY
__________
__________
__________
HOUSE
KITCHEN
__________
__________
__________
LIVING ROOM
__________
__________
__________
BATHROOM
__________
__________
__________
TASK 6
Here are three funny drawings. Children make mistakes! Find them and describe them!
e.g. There is a shower in the kitchen!
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TASK 7
Form groups of five. One of each group reads aloud the short text from APPENDIX I.
Listen carefully. Which room is your partner describing?
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TASK 8
Here’s an example:
Write about your “Dream House”.
Write about the rooms and the furniture.
Use vocabulary from the UNITS (10-11)
about houses.
Remember to use the plural forms correctly.
A GAME
Play a memory game in teams. Your teacher says the name of a room. Write down words
about furniture or things in this room in 30 sec. The team that has got more words wins!
Use coloured
markers, paper
and blue tac or
glue. Make tags
for all the furniture
and things
in your house.
Stick them. Get
around your
English-speaking
house for one or
two weeks. How
do you feel about
it?
A PROJECT
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LANGUAGE FOCUS
A
THERE IS / THERE ARE
A1
Fill in this chart with the right form of the verb ‘be’.
SINGULAR
PLURAL
Affirmative There _____ a living room. There____ 3 bedrooms
Question ____ there a living room? ___ there 3 bedrooms?
Negative There___ a living room There ____ 3 bedrooms
A2
Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about your partner’s house. Follow the example:
Student A: How many bedrooms are there in your house?
Student B: Three. There are three bedrooms.
B1
Study these phrases from the text in TASK 2.
Mix and match lamp bases and shades.
Find one that matches with the colours in your room, but also looks modern.
B2
Put the words and, but, also in the phrases below.
a. There is a big sofa _______ two armchairs.
b. There is a big bathroom. There is ________ a W.C.
c. There is a big bathroom _______ there is no W.C.
C1
Study this diagram. What do these words mean?
on the left
on the right
opposite
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C2
Look at the picture and read this description of Maria’s house. Then put the words in
the right place.
Also, on the right , but x 2, next to, on the left, opposite
There are four rooms in my house. As you come in, you can see the living room. There is
a sofa and two chairs and _________ the sofa there is a large television.
There are some paintings on the walls and on the wall there is a big clock.
_________ of the living room there is my study, with my computer and my books.
_________ of the living room, there are two bedrooms. There is _________ a big bathroom
_________ there is no W.C.
The kitchen is _________ the living room. It’s nice and big _________ I don’t cook very
often!
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UNIT 12
TIME FOR REVISION
A. Let’s practise our grammar.
1. Put in am, is, or are.
a. I ____ not busy
b. This bag ____ heavy
c. Look! There _____ Jane
d. My sister and I ____ good chess players
e. Lisa ____at home. Her children ____ at school
2. Make questions with the words in brackets. Use the right question word (who, what,
where, how…).
a. (name) _________________________________________________________________
b. (from) _________________________________________________________________
c. (age) __________________________________________________________________
d. (job) ___________________________________________________________________
e. (husband/wife) __________________________________________________________
3. Write the short form on the verb.
a. We have got _____________________________________________________________
b. He has got ______________________________________________________________
c. They have got ___________________________________________________________
d. She has not got __________________________________________________________
e. I have not got ___________________________________________________________
4. Write the plural form.
a. Lady _______ b. Baby _______ c. Bus _______
d. Tooth _______ e. Child _______ f. Brush _______
g. Sandwich _______ h. City _______ i. Foot _______
j. Knife _______
5. Write the correct word or phrase in the gap.
there, their, they’re
1 Please put that over ______ .
2 I like them. ______ very nice.
3 I like them but I don’t like _____ father.
4 ______ is someone at the door.
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5 _____isn’t any sugar.
6 ____ here, now.
7 _____ from Italy, I think.
8 I don’t know ____ names.
B. Let’s check our vocabulary.
1. Choose the correct word.
Chinese, English, Belgian, Canadian, Dutch, Australian, German, American, Swiss, Greek,
Japanese, Spanish, Russian, Swedish, Turkish, Iranian, Irish, Brazilian
a. He’s from Shanghai. He’s _____________
b. He’s from Sydney. He’s _____________
c. He’s from Brussels. He’s _____________
d. He’s from Tokyo. He’s_____________
e. He’s from Valencia. He’s_____________
f. He’s from Teheran. He’s_____________
g. He’s from Amsterdam. He’s ______________
h. He’s from Berne. He’s______________
i. He’s from Vancouver. He’s_____________
2. Are you geographical? Find their nationalities.
MARSEILLES
________
DUBLIN
________
MOSCOW ________
ISTANBUL
LISBOA ________
________
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3. Read the sentences 1-8. Write your own sentences with the right form of the verb ‘have
got’ and vocabulary from UNITS 7, 8 and 9.
1. I’m not feeling well. I _______________
2. She’s going to the dentist. She____________
3. Give me the thermometre. I ____________
4. Can you buy MUCOCURE for Ann? She_______________
5. Have you got a handkerchief? I_________________
6. We’re running out of milk. We_______________
7. He wants to buy some bread. He______________
8. They want to buy some meat. They______________
4. Here’s a box full of words from Units 6-11. Put them in the right part of the spidergrams
below. Add more words. Compare with your partner and find out what you
remember.
Nose, dining table, study, cake, knee, bedroom, toes, rag, lettuce, yoghurt, neck, soup,
aubergines, bacon, shower, bed, salmon, leg, finger, pear, tuna, lamp, sofa, cupboards, lips, eggs,
bed, chocolate, olives, peach, wavy, fair, grey, thin, fat, cheek, chest, curly, dark brown.
HAIR
__________
__________
__________
BODY
FACE
__________
__________
__________
EYES
__________
__________
__________
BEDROOM
__________
__________
__________
KITCHEN
__________
__________
__________
HOUSES
OTHER
__________
__________
__________
BATHROOM
__________
__________
__________
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MEAT AND FISH
__________
__________
__________
DAIRY
__________
__________
__________
FOOD
VEGETABLES
__________
__________
__________
OTHER
__________
__________
__________
FRUIT
__________
__________
__________
C. Let’s answer honestly.
1. Tick the true answer for you:
NOW I CAN
VERY WELL
WELL
NOT BAD
TOO BAD
Ask and answer about names/ages/nationalities
Talk about my family
Describe people
Describe houses and furniture
Buy food – make shopping lists
Read recipes
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2. Compare your answers with your partner’s. Discuss in groups. What can you do to
learn better and more English? Exchange ideas.
Study
more.
Practise vocabulary.
Listen
to songs.
D. PROJECT.
Remember:
Learning English is fun and creative.
Our class magazine
In groups decide on the topics of your magazine. You can write about:
Families and people or Celebrities you know about.
Homes and furniture or food.
Decide what each one of you can write and what other material you can bring for your
magazine.
(e.g. photos, funny sketches, magazine/internet pages, recipes from books, ...)
Μπορείτε να κόψετε ένα φαρδύ (ύψος Α4) και αρκετά μακρύ κομμάτι στρατσόχαρτου και να το διπλώσετε
σαν φυσαρμόνικα. Κολλήστε στις δύο άκρες σκληρό χαρτόνι (από υλικά συσκευασίας) και ντύστε το με
κάτι χρωματιστό (χαρτί περιτυλίγματος). Τρυπήστε στις δύο άκρες και περάστε κορδονάκι ή κορδέλα.
Κολλήστε μέσα τις εργασίες και το υλικό σας.
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UNIT 13
WHAT’S THE WEATHER LIKE IN…?
N
W
E
TASK 1
S
Look at the map and discuss these questions.
1. What are the names of the continents?
2. What are the parts of the horizon?
3. Where is Australia?
4. Where is your country?
TASK 2
Read this text about the weather in Australia.
Then find words from the text to put in the chart below.
Australia is a really big country. It’s also one of the five continents. Australia has everything
you can think of. It’s got mountains, lakes, deserts, forests and rivers.
A great number of people live in those parts where it often rains and where food can grow.
This is in the southwest and the southeast. Australia has snow, rain, strong winds and a lot of
sun.
Some parts don’t get any rain or they get very little. In Darwin the average temperature is
about 26° C in July and about 31° C in January. They get 386mm of rain in January but they
don’t get any rain in July.
Melbourne, on the southeast, has a lot of Greek people who live there with their families.
Here the weather is very wet. They get about 50mm of rain every month. The temperatures are
usually about 10° C and 24° C.
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Other parts of Australia are very hot during the day and very cold during the night.
Temperatures can rise to 52° C and drop below 0° C at night.
Geographical
characteristics
Weather
Parts of the
Horizon
Months
TASK 3
In small groups work out the meaning of the phrases in bold in the text. Don’t use a dictionary.
Write them in your language. Compare your answers. Then check your answers
with the help of a dictionary.
________________________
________________________
________________________
________________________
________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
TASK 4
Step 1
Put the phrases about the weather next to the right picture.
It’s rainy / It’s windy / It’s sunny / It’s cloudy / It’s snowy / It’s cold / It’s hot
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
__________________
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
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Step 2
Put the words next to the right picture.
Mountain / river / lake / desert / forest / hill / field
_____________________
_____________________
______________________
______________________
_____________________
______________________
______________________
TASK 5
Find the names of the months in this puzzle.
NOVAMZEAGJH
OFWTGHIPNAM
DECEMBERZNA
ABWMAYVIYUP
QREXRJULYAW
QUJOCTOBERV
GAILHUPFSYY
QRBYKJUNETF
DYOUAUGUSTS
Two months are missing.
What are they?
_____________________ and
_____________________
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TASK 6
Study this table about the weather in Thessaloniki. The city experiences a Mediterranean
climate. Talk with your partners about the weather in Thessaloniki, or your town.
e.g. It’s rainy in December in Thessaloniki.
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average temperature 5 6 9 12 13 22 25 24 20 21 10 6
Rainfall 40 38 43 35 43 30 22 20 27 45 58 50
Record Temperature 20 22 25 31 36 39 42 39 36 32 27 26
TASK 7
Read this song by Buddy Holly, and discuss these questions in class. These are the lyrics
of one of his songs.
Raining in my heart
The sun is out, the sky is blue,
there’s not a cloud to spoil the view,
but it’s raining, raining in my heart.
The weatherman says “Clear today”.
He doesn’t know, you’ve gone away,
and it’s raining, raining in my heart.
Oh misery, misery! What’s going to become of me?
I tell my blues they mustn’t show,
but soon these tears are bound to flow
‘cos it’s raining, raining in my heart.
• What kind of song do you think
it is?
• How does the singer feel?
Happy? Or sad? Why?
• Do we use weather words to
talk about our feelings in
Greek?
• Do you know any Greek songs
that talk about the weather? Do
they talk about sad or happy
feelings?
But it’s raining, raining in my heart.
And it’s raining, raining in my heart.
Oh misery, misery! What’s going to become of me?
I tell my blues they mustn’t show,
but soon these tears are bound to flow
‘cos it’s raining, raining in my heart.
A GAME!
Now play a game. Draw a ten – grid square in your notebook and write one word in each
box. The words must be months, continents, geographical characteristics or weather
words. One student calls out a word and if you have the word, put a X in the box. The
student who crosses out all his words first, is the winner.
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LANGUAGE FOCUS
A
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
A1
Maria, Grigoris and their teenage son Dimitris are on holiday in Myconos. Maria is calling
her sister, Tina who has a job in London. Read their dialogue and answer the questions
that follow.
Tina : Oh, hi! Where are you phoning from?
Maria : I’m calling you from my mobile! Right now I’m sitting in the sun, relaxing by the
pool. The hotel is fantastic! What are you doing?
Tina : I’m cooking something for dinner and I’m watching a show on TV. So, are you
enjoying your holiday?
Maria : Yes, we are! It’s wonderful here!We’re having a great time!
Tina : Lucky you! What’s the weather like?
Maria : It’s very sunny and hot. What’s it like in London?
Tina : Oh, it’s raining – as usual! What’s Grigoris doing? Is he sunbathing with you?
Maria : No, he isn’t. He’s in our room. I think he’s surfing on the Internet!
Tina : ...and Dimitris?
Maria : He’s got a new girlfriend!
Tina : Really?
Maria : Yes. She’s called Kim and she’s American! I think they’re playing tennis on the beach
at the moment
Tina : I bet she’s gorgeous!
Maria : She is! Now, you tell me about your new boyfriend. Are you two doing well?
Tina : Oh James? Very well! But he’s not in London at the moment. He’s travelling to
Scotland for a business meeting.
Maria : Now I see why you’re watching TV at home!
Tina : Well, what else can I do? Oh, I think I’m burning dinner! Sorry, I must go!
Maria : Ok, talk to you tomorrow! Bye!
Tina : Bye!
Questions
1. What’s the weather like in Mykonos?
2. What’s the weather like in London?
What are these people doing now?
Maria:_____________________________________________
Tina:______________________________________________
Grigoris:___________________________________________
Dimitris and Kim:____________________________________
James:_____________________________________________
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A2
Study and write the words missing in the 3 columns. When do you think we use each one?
Discuss it in pairs.
Present Continuous
Affirmative Negative Question
I’m playing
You’re playing
He’s playing
She’s __________
It’s _________
We’re __________
You’re __________
They’re __________
I’m not playing
You aren’t __________
He isn’t __________
She _________ playing
It____ __________
We aren’t __________
You ___ _________
They ____ __________
Am I playing?
Are ____ playing?
Is he playing?
Is she ___________?
___ it _________ ?
Are we _________?
Are______ __________
____ they __________?
A3
Discuss in class and circle the correct answer.
We use the Present Continuous to talk about:
a. what’s happening now
b. our routines
Study the three groups of sentences and discuss the spelling rules with your teacher.
I phone
I’m phoning
I dance
I’m dancing
I have
I’m having dinner
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I run
I’m running
I stop
I’m stopping at the traffic lights
I swim
I’m swimming
I travel
I’m travelling by plane
A4
Complete the sentences with the Present Continuous of the right verb:
cook, rain, play, read, have (x2), come, wash, work, watch do
1. Listen! John__________ the piano
2. Hurry up! The bus_______.
3. Mum is in the kitchen. She_____.
4. You can’t talk to Mary. She______ a bath at the moment
5. You can turn off the TV now. We (not) ______.
6. Where are you Kostas?_____ (you) the car?
7. The children are at their room. They____ their homework.
8. It’s cloudy right now but it (not)_____
9. What (you) _____? A magazine.
10. We’re at the office but we (not)_____ now. We’re ______ a break.
A5
Form two groups.
Group A: You are the actors. Stand up and go to the front part of your classroom. You
have 1 min to play pantomine e.g. (someone sleeeping or running or laughing etc)
Group B: What are your partners doing? You score 1 point for every correct sentence.
Use the Present Continuous and have fun.
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A6
Look out of your window in class or at home. Write a short paragraph about what you
can see now.
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
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UNIT 14
DAILY ROUTINES
TASK 1
Write 4 of your daily activities, in English or in Greek. Use blue pen for Greek and red
pen for English.
• __________________________________________________________________________
• __________________________________________________________________________
• __________________________________________________________________________
• __________________________________________________________________________
TASK 2
Now read this text about Liz Roberts, a TV star and find out about her daily programme.
Are there any activities you share?
A day with Liz
Liz Roberts, the star of the TV show “Round the Corner” has a
very busy daily routine.
In the morning, she gets up at 6:30, puts on a tracksuit and
takes her dog for a walk. After that, she goes to the gym for an
hour. She has breakfast at 8:30 and then she goes to the TV studio.
“Sometimes there is a lot of traffic, but I usually get there on
time”, she says. Liz starts work at 10:30 a.m.
She works on the show until 1:00 a.m. then she has a lunch
break in the canteen. During lunch, she reads the scripts for the
next show. She leaves the studio at about six o’ clock.
Liz meets her friends at about 7:00 at her favourite restaurant and they have dinner together.
She usually goes home at 9:30 and watches TV, reads a book or magazines. She sometimes
listens to music and answers her fans’ letters! She goes to bed at about 11:00.
Liz’s lifestyle is really busy, but she enjoys every minute of it.
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TASK 3
Read about Liz again and complete this timetable of her activities.
Time
Activity
1. 6:30
2. 8:30
3. - -
4. - -
5. - -
6. - -
7. - -
8. - -
She gets up
She ________ breakfast
She ________ work
She ________ a break
She ________ the studio
She ________ her friends
She _______ home
She ________ to bed
TASK 4
Study the picture. Discuss what happens in it, in class.
Then complete the time chart.
What time
is it? It’s 9:00
o’ clock
Watch out: What’s different
between Greek and English time?
one o’ clock five past one ten past…..
a quarter past…. twenty past… … past…. half past one twenty five to two
twenty to … a quarter to…. … to …. … to … two……….
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TASK 5
Work in pairs.
Student A asks:
“What time is it now?”
Student B answers:
______ o’clock
half past_________
a quarter past_________
a quarter to_________
______ to ______
_________ past________
Student A.
Write down the time your
partner tells you.
TASK 6
Read about Liz Roberts again and answer the questions.
What time does she get up in the morning?
What time does she go to work?
What time does she have dinner?
What time does she go to bed?
TASK 7
Work in groups. Ask questions and find out how many people in your class do these activities.
Fill in the grid with or .
DO YOU...
ME
MY
PARTNER
MY
PARTNER
... ...
a. get up at 7:00
b. go to work at 9:00
c. come home at 17:00
d. have dinner at 21:00
e. go to bed at 00:00
Tell the class about your findings.
e.g. 5 people in my class come home at 17:00 p.m
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TASK 8
Look at some sketches about Nicky’s daily activities. What does she do every day?
Complete the short sentences.
1. she _______ up 2. she _____ breakfast 3. she leaves ______
4. she _____ to ______ 5. she ______lunch 6. she _______ home
7. she _____ a shower 8. she has ________ 9. she _____ to _____
TASK 9
You are studying or working in a new town/city. Write a letter to a friend. Describe your
new house in the first paragraph and your daily routine in the second.
Dear Tim,
Here I am in London. I live in ...............................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................
I have a very busy day. Everyday I .......................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................
Love
Jenny
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LANGUAGE FOCUS
A
THE PRESENT SIMPLE
A1
Work in pairs and complete the missing words in this chart.
I work
You ______
He works
She ______
It ______
We work
You ______
They ______
Affirmative Negative Question
I don’t work
You ______
He doesn’t work
She ______
It ______
We don’t work
You ______
They ______
Do I work?
__ you __?
Does he work?
___ she___?
___ it___?
Do we work?
___ you ___?
___ they___?
A2
Choose the correct sentence to form the rule.
We use the Present Simple to talk about
a. what’s happening now
b. our daily routine, programme, habits
A3
Study this table and discuss the spelling rules:
You work he works
BUT
you go he goes
You kiss he kisses
You watch he watches
You wash he washes
You fix he fixes
You try he tries
BUT
You play he plays
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A4
Step 1
These are questions about Liz Roberts. Answer them with Yes, she does / No, she doesn’t.
get up at 6:30?
have breakfast at 10:00?
start work at 10:30?
Does she… have lunch at 2:00?
meet her friends at 8:00?
go home at 9:00?
go to bed at 00:00?
Step 2
Now ask your partner the same questions. You can change the times.
e.g. Do you…? Yes, I do / No, I don’t.
A5
Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form.
1. She (get up) early in the morning?
2. We (not go) to bed before 11.00 p.m.
3. My kids (not watch) TV after 9.00 p.m.
4. She (fix) an appointment with the hairdresser every week.
5. We (meet) after work at the pub.
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UNIT 15
FAMILY TIME
A
B
TASK 1
Discuss with your partner.
• Do these children in the photos have a good time?
• Do you have young children in your family?
• Do you think it’s easy to look after young children?
TASK 2
Read this text about children and ways you can keep them busy and happy at home!
Then tick () True or false the statements that follow.
For parents – and parents to be – of little (2-10) angels (or devils!)
It’s winter. It’s cold and rainy and you have to entertain your little “troops”. They’re bored with
TV shows. They’re bored with DVDs. But they’re full of energy! So, what do you do on those
endless winter weekends? Is there a way to spend time indoors with your little ones and have
fun at the same time? Katerina Mousouli, a kindergarten teacher, and a mother of two boys, 4
and 6 years old, has got some ideas. Here’s what she says:
“Well, it is sometimes very difficult to keep them busy but there are some nice things my
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children like doing. For example, we often play with playdo 1 , make a
papier-mache 2 mask, or we bake some cookies. Another good idea is
non toxic paint! I give them large sheets of paper and they usually paint
with their hands and feet! We always do that in the kitchen, of course!
We often play “Pantomime”. It is great fun for children and adults, as
well! All you need is imagination and some free space in your living
room.
You can also organize your own “Hall of Fame”. There are always
lots of clothes and accessories in our wardrobes. Help the children dress
up just like a famous person. This is usually great fun for girls but at
home we rarely do that because it doesn’t work very well with two boys!
We sometimes do a combination of aerobics and dance. If you’re not very tired from work,
it can be as entertaining as a real party. So, give it a try!”
So, next time your kids start to complain or fight with each other, remember: it’s because
they don’t know what to do! Just keep them busy!
True
False
1. Children always like television shows
2. Katerina doesn’t have girls
3. Her boys often help her make biscuits
4. The boys don’t like painting in the kitchen
5. They never play “Pantomime”
6. They don’t play “Hall of Fame” very often
7. The boys like dancing
8. Children often get bored
TASK 3
Match the words from the text with their definitions.
1. kids
2. imagination
3. moan
4. entertaining
5. accessories
6. combination
a. talk like crying, because you’re not happy
about something
b. things (like hats, shoes, gloves) which we
wear
c. when you use two things at the same time
d. children
e. if you have this, you can “see” things in
your head and you are good at making stories
f. something which is great fun
1. playdo: μαλακό υλικό για πλάσιμο αντικειμένων.
2. papier-mache: χαρτοπολτός.
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TASK 4
Work in pairs. Look back at the text and make a list of all the verbs Keterina uses to
describe what she does with her kids at home. Then make your own questions using these
verbs and words like: often, usually, always, rarely.
Verbs
do you do
play
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
Sentences
What do you usually do in the afternoons?
Do you play football or golf?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
TASK 5
Work in groups and fill in the missing words
with the help of your dictionary.
paint
___________to the cinema
__________to music
_________television
___________computer / board games / a musical instrument
___________ on the phone with friends
________ books or magazines
____________ on the Internet
travel
listen
go
talk
read
play
surf
watch
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TASK 6
Form groups of 4-5 people. Ask your partners: “How often do you…?”
Write always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely or never in the boxes.
How often do you…? Name Name Name Name Name
• go to the cinema
• listen to music
• watch TV
• travel
• read
• talk on the phone
• surf on the Net
• dance
• _____
• _____
• _____
TASK 7
Now write a paragraph about yourself. Use the Present Simple and the adverbs in TASK
5. You can also use: and, but, or
e.g. I don’t often go to the cinema. I usually listen to music and watch TV.
Write 3-4 sentences about your partner(s).
e.g Kostas rarely watches TV or video. He always listens to music but he never surfs on the
Internet.
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LANGUAGE FOCUS
A
ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY
A1
Look at the phrases in bold from the text. Find words from the text that answer the
question “How often?” Then write them in the chart that follows.
100% _______________
80% _______________
50% _______________
30% _______________
10% _________ or seldom
0% never
A2
Check the words again and see where we can put them in the sentence. Choose the correct
phrase.
a. before the verb
b. after the verb
c. at the end of the sentence
Remember:
but
We often go to the cinema
Do you often go to the cinema?
We don’t often go to the cinema
We go the cinema, once a week.
I visit my aunt, once a month.
We go to work, every morning.
A3
Rewrite the sentences and put the time phrase(s) in the right place.
1. John takes the metro to work. (every morning)
2. We go to Chalkidiki on holidays. (usually)
3. Maria goes to an English class. (twice a week)
4. Helen and George don’t go to clubs. (often)
5. We visit our grandparents. (on Sundays / sometimes)
6. Pavlos goes to the hairdresser’s. (once a month)
7. We go camping; we don’t like it! (never)
8. I like going shopping with my friends. (every Saturday)
9. Markos goes to the gym. (three time a week)
10. We prefer going out so we don’t watch TV. (very often)
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B
PREPOSITIONS OF TIME
B1
Study this table with time expressions.
in the morning
at noon
in the afternoon but at night
in the evening
at midnight
on Christmas day but at Christmas
at Easter
on my birthday
on Monday morning but at the weekend
B2
Fill in the gaps with at/on/in.
1. I didn’t watch the film because it started late _____ night.
2. Rita is having a party _____ her birthday.
3. They often go to the beach _____ the weekend.
4. They’re leaving for Paris _____ 5th May, _____ 8:00 _____ the morning.
5. I have a date with Chris _____ noon today.
6. Children always wish for snow _____ Christmas day.
7. In Greece we usually have dinner late _____ the evening.
8. I have a job interview _____ Friday morning, _____ 10:00.
9. We like going to our village _____ Easter.
10. Our class is taking a test _____ 15th December.
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UNIT 16
MY FAVOURITES
TASK 1
Talk about you and your family.
In your family who likes:
no one!
Me!
My daughter!
Everybody!
The cinema
Music
Football
Politics
Travelling
Reading magazines
Surfing on the Internet
Talking on the telephone
Watching television
Gardening
Taking photos
Decorating
Do it yourself
Playing computer games
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TASK 2
Step 1
This is Yiannis Stefanopoulos. Read his e-mail and find out about his favourite things in
life.
From: yian@stef.
Subject: My favourite things
To : yahoo.e-mailpals.
Good food is very important for me. I really enjoy eating Chinese and Italian
Food (especially pizza), and my wife’s food is fantastic, too!
I’ve got a great collection of CD’s, over 2000, so you can guess that I just love listening to
music. I really like the Rolling Stones and Jazz. I love looking round music shops.
I’m also very fond of dogs – I’ve got a Labrador and I call her Laika. I like actors who are
also good comedians like Tom Hanks and Pierce Brosnan in James Bond films. I enjoy watching
police programmes on the television, as well. I like reading comics too, some of them are
brilliant. Also on my list of likes I must add Greek islands. I love going on holiday and I visit
one island every summer.
I like wearing good clothes – maybe because I couldn’t afford them when I was a child. I
like wearing nice suits and leather shoes but I usually wear jeans and shirts.
On the other hand, there are lots of things I don’t like. I can’t stand violence, and the idea
of nuclear war is very frightening. I don’t mind politics, but I get really annoyed with political
scandals. I absolutely hate racist jokes because they promote ignorance. I’m also not too keen
on rude people and Latin American soap operas – they’re really boring.
E-mail me soon!
Yian@Stef
Step 2
Answer these questions about Yiannis.
1. Does he like his wife’s cooking?
2. Does he like music?
3. What television programmes does he like?
4. Where does he like going on holiday?
5. Does he like nice clothes?
6. Does he like politics?
7. Does he like watching soap operas? Why?
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TASK 3
Underline these words in the e – mail and then use an English to English or a Greek to
English dictionary and write their definitions.
Collection ___________
Afford ___________
Violence ___________
Nuclear war ___________
Promote ___________
Ignorance ___________
Rude ___________
Racist ___________
TASK 4
Yiannis used some of these phrases to talk about his likes and dislikes. Read Yiannis e –
mail again and complete the phrases.
I love _
I (really) like _
I enjoy _
I’m fond of _
I’m keen on _
I don’t mind _
I don’t like _
I hate _
I can’t stand _
TASK 5
Step 1
Think about your likes and dislikes and write sentences in your notebook with the phrases
Yannis used.
Step 2
Work in groups.
Ask your partners about their likes / dislikes.
e.g. Do you like ___________?
Are you keen on ___________?
Keep notes and report to class.
e.g. Maria________________
Kostas______________
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LANGUAGE FOCUS
A
ADJECTIVES -ED AND -ING.
A1
Which of these adjectives have a positive meaning? Put a tick () next to them. Which of
them have a negative meaning? Put a cross () next to them.
I’m bored
I’m interested
I’m excited
I’m annoyed
I’m frightened
I’m depressed
I’m amused / entertained
A2
Now choose the correct phrase.
These adjectives describe:
a. people’s character
b. people’s feelings
A3
Use some of the adjectives to answer these questions.
e.g. 1. How does a good book make you feel?
I feel… / It makes me feel excited…
2. How does a horror film make you feel?
3. How does a comedy make you feel?
4. How does a tragic story / drama make you feel?
5. How does the housework make you feel?
A4
Yiannis says that soap operas are boring
Think and underline the correct word, in these phrases:
1. Can a TV show be bored or boring?
2. Nuclear war is frightening or frightened?
3. Soap operas are bored or boring?
A5
Now choose the correct phrase.
Adjectives ending in –ing describe:
a. people’s feelings
b. the things (or person) that gives us feeling.
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A6
Read the sentences and write –ed or –ing at the end of the adjectives.
1. – This book is interest____.
– Yes, I am very interest___ in it.
2. – Vampires is really frighten___ film.
– I’m not frighten___ at all.
3. – The trip to Spain sounds so excit____
– Yes! I am very excit____ about it
4. – I am so bor___ that I don’t want to do the housework today.
– You’re right. It’s so bor___!
5. – Political scandals are annoy___. I get so annoy___ every time there’s a new one.
– Me too.
‘Do you really know me?’
A PROJECT
Now, you know a lot of things about your partners. Choose someone and
write about him / her. Use your notes from TASK 6. Use the adjectives from
the Language Focus. Give your piece of writing to your partner. Does he/she
agree? Do you really know him / her well?
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UNIT 17
LET’S PARTY
FANCY DRESS PARTY!!!
On 25 th February
At 22:00 pm
At John Georgiou’s, 58 Ralli Road,
Athens 210 3653545
TASK 1
Talk with your partner.
– Do you like fancy dress parties?
– What’s your favourite costume for a fancy dress party?
TASK 2
Eleni and Dimitris have got an invitation for a party.
Read their telephone conversation and circle the words that describe clothes.
Eleni: So, what are you going to do at the weekend?
Dimitris: Well, actually, I’ve got an invitation to a party at John’s
Eleni: Oh, good! Me too!
Dimitris: The problem is, I can’t go. I’ve got important work to do
Eleni: Come on, Dimitri. You can’t miss it. We’re going to have a great time. And all our
friends are going to be there!
Dimitris: Alright, alright. I’m going to try. But, it’s a fancy dress party, so what are you going
to wear?
Eleni: I’m going to wear a long black skirt, a black shirt and a pointed black hat. I’m going
to be a witch! And I’ve got a great idea for you. You can be Zorro! You can wear
black trousers and shirt, a hat and a mask, of course. It’s easy.
Dimitris: Mmm, I don’t know.
Eleni: Or you can be a cowboy. You can wear jeans, boots, a checked shirt and a cowboy
hat!
Dimitris: All right Eleni. I’m going to come and I’m going to dress up too. What about buying
a present?
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Eleni: Yes, some wine. Or a latin music CD.
Dimitris: Good. I’m going to buy some wine and you can bring the CD
Eleni: OK! Can you pick me up so that I don’t take a taxi dressed as a witch?
Dimitris: Sure, no problem.
Eleni: Thanks! What time are we going to meet?
TASK 3
Step 1
Here are some more words that describe clothes. Match the photos with the right word.
Use a bilingual dictionary for help.
jumper, trainers, T-shirt, tie, tracksuit, jacket, coat, dress, shoes, blouse, shirt.
________________ ________________ ________________
________________
________________ ________________ ________________
________________
________________ ________________ ________________ ________________
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Step 2
Now put the words in the right place in the clothes spidergram.
MEN’S CLOTHES
__________
__________
__________
UNISEX
__________
__________
__________
CLOTHES
SHOES &
ACCESSORIES
__________
__________
__________
WOMEN’S CLOTHES
__________
__________
__________
TASK 4
In pairs keep short notes about what your classmates are wearing.
Make sentences like this: Nikos is wearing __________.
Memory game: Close your eyes!
Do you remember what your classmates are wearing?
TASK 5
Form groups. Choose which party you’re going to. In groups discuss what you’re going
to wear, what presents you’re going to bring, what time you’re going to meet. You can look
back at the dialogue and previous tasks for help. You can also use a class dictionary. Use:
the vocabulary of clothes and colours.
You can talk as in the example:
– I’m going to go …. . are you going to...?
– I’m going to wear… .
Ideas for presents: books, CD, wine, toys, computer games etc.
Wedding Reception
On 11 th March
At 20:00 p.m
At Semiramis Hotel
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Cocktail Party!!!
On 4 th March
At 19:00 pm
At…………..
Birthday Party!!!!
for our Mary!
On 18 th March
At 18:00
At ...
TASK 6
Write a letter to a good friend to invite him/her to a party (birthday, coctail, fancydress...).
Give details about the place, date and time in the firtst paragraph. Give him/her
information about what you are going to do and how you are going to enjoy yourselves
in the second paragraph.
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
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LANGUAGE FOCUS
A
AM / IS / ARE GOING TO
A1 Look back at the dialogue. Underline forms of the verb “going to”.
Fill in the table:
Affirmative Negative Question
I’m going to wear
You’re ________
He’s going to wear
She’s __________
It’s ____________
We’re going to wear
You ____________
They ___________
I’m not going to wear
________________
He isn’t _________
________________
________________
We aren’t ________
________________
________________
Am I going to wear?
____ you ________
Is he ____________
________________
________________
Are we __________
________________
________________
Now, choose the correct phrase.
We use am, is, are, going to to talk about:
a. what’s happening now
b. the past
c. our future plans
A2 What are these people going to do?
1. They ___________ 2. They ___________ 3. She ___________
4. He ___________ 5. She ___________
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A3
Complete the sentences use am, is, are going to and one of these verbs take, win, rain,
make, move, cook, visit, get, go, study.
1. I’m hungry. I _______ a sandwich
2. What______ you_________for dinner?
3. Look at all those black clouds. It_______
4. I’m tired. I ______(not) out tonight.
5. The score is 4-0! We ________ the game!
6. When______ Katerina ________ us again?
7. I’ve got a headache. I________ an aspirin.
8. They ________ to Patras next month.
9. She ________ (not). She doesn’t want to be a doctor.
10. What time _______ you _______ up tomorrow morning?
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TASK 1
Talk with your partner.
UNIT 18
LET’S TALK ABOUT OUR HOBBIES
Do you read magazines?
What kind or magazines do you usually buy?
TASK 2
Read these short descriptions of magazines and match them with the photos.
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latest golf news.
COMING SOON
• Uncut covers all that is best on music and movies, cult and classic. It presents the latest top
ten charts for films and music.
TOP DESIGN
• The best in International design, architecture, interiors, travel, fashion and beauty, by the
world’s leading writers, photographers, designers and illustrators.
THE DECORATOR
• Britain’s best-selling homes magazine. This magazine is your guide to creating a beautiful
welcoming home. More ideas more tips, more style!
TASK 3
Step 2
Read about these people’s interests and hobbies and fill in the chart that follows with
their interests and hobbies.
Mary
“I’m 45 years old and I live in a small town. I’m bored with all those
women’s magazines about clothes and make-up. My hobby is gardening –
I have a beautiful garden!
“I’m 30 years old and I work as a photographer. I love travelling to
other countries and I’m very interested in architecture. I’ve got a
new flat and I’d like to get a few ideas on decoration”
John
“We are going to get married next summer. We’d like to get ideas on decoration
so that we can make a beautiful home!”
Kostas and Lydia
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I’m 22 years old and a university student. I like playing the guitar and
I love going to the cinema. My hobby is dancing. I hate talking about
fashion, it’s so boring!”
Spyros
Eleni
I’m 20 years old and I work in a café. I’m a sports fan! I like all team
sports and I play football in a local team. Unfortunately, I’m going to
give it up because of a problem on my knee. I would like to take up a
new sport.
Mary John Kostas and Lydia Eleni Spyros
Step 2
Discuss in groups which magazine(s) they would like to read and why.
• I think (Mary) would like to read _____ because she likes_____
• I’m sure (Mary) would prefer to read__________
• I think (Mary) would like to read _____- because she’s interested in _________ / because her
hobby is____________
TASK 4
Write the words next to the hobbies. Tick () the ones you are interested in and you
would like to take up.
Reading, cooking, dancing, photography, interior decoration, playing the piano, football,
swimming, fashion, watching films, gardening, watching TV, listening to music.
_______________ _______________ _______________ _______________
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_______________
___________ ___________ ___________ ___________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
TASK 5
Step 1
Ask your partners about their hobbies and fill in the chart with their names and their
answers.
Name Age (S)he likes (S)he hates
(S)he’s interested
in
(S)he’d like to
take up
Step 2
Now talk to the class about one or two of your partners.
e.g Irini is _________ years old. She likes___ but she hates_____.
She’s interested in ______ and she’d like to take up_______.
PROJECT
Bring to class some magazines. They can be Greek or English onew. Discuss in groups
which magazine is good for your classmates. Use language from all the previous tasks.
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LANGUAGE FOCUS
A
EXPRESSING PREFERENCES
A1 Choose the correct option a or b.
I (don’t) like
I love
I prefer
I hate
I’m interested in
I’m bored with
I’d like
I’d prefer
a) football /playing the guitar/dancing
b) to play football/to play the guitar/to dance
a) to watch TV
b) watching TV
Note: I’d like
I’d prefer
I would like
I would prefer
Now read to find out more about the -ing form and the infinitive.
They have the same meaning but you must watch out
when we use -ing and when we use the infinitive.
A2 Fill in the sentences with the –ing form (playing) or the infinitive (to play).
1. I’m very interested in _________ (garden). I’d like ________(read) a magazine about it.
2. Mary loves________ (cook).
3. Petros would like ________ (take up) guitar lessons but he doesn’t have the time
4. Ioanna is very bored with _____ (watch) TV. In fact, she hates __________ (sit) at home all
day.
5. Tom doesn’t like _______ (play) football. He’d prefer _____ (go) to the cinema.
A GAME
Use the information about your partners and their hobbies and write a paragraph about
one of them and a paragraph about your hobbies and interests. Put your work in a box.
Then read one of the descriptions. Can the class guess who the person is?
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UNIT 19
ARE YOU A CINEMA GOER?
TASK 1
Talk with your partner.
• Do you like going to the cinema?
• How often do you go?
• What’s your favourite film?
• Who’s your favourite film star?
TASK 2
Read these film descriptions. Discuss with your partners: Which film would you like to
watch, why?
DEAD MAN
Johny Depp stars in Jim Jarmush’s fantastic dream – like western
together with a supporting cast including Iggy Pop and
Robert Mitchum
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WILD AT HEART
A David Lynch rock’n’ roll road movie, with Nicholas Cage and
Laura Dern as the lovers on the run.
ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK
A science fiction classic comes back.
By John Carpenter, starring Kurt Russel. Don’t miss it!
THE WEDDING CRASHERS
Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson are the cynical duette who gatecrash
weddings to pick up “chicks”. Two hours of unending
humour and fun.
TASK 3
Step 1
Fill in the chart with information about the films.
ACTORS –
FILM TITLE FILM TYPE
ACTRESSES
DIRECTOR
DEAD MAN
WILD AT HEART
ESCAPE FROM N.Y
THE WEDDING
CRASHERS
Step 2
Find the words- phrases from the texts that match with the definitions.
WORD
DEFINITION
1. Something that doesn’t stop
2. To find a girlfriend
3. To go to a party/wedding without an invitation
4. Actors and actresses playing in a film
5. With no tact
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TASK 4
Check your knowledge about films. What kind of film are these? Compare your answers
with your partners’.
comedy, horror film, action and adventure, road movie,
romance, western, science fiction, thriller, drama, musical
_______________ _______________ ______________
______________
_______________ _______________ ______________ _______________
_______________
_______________
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TASK 5
a. Look at this table with information on some popular films.
Title Place Time Actors
New York In modern times Tom Hanks / Meg
Ryan
You’ve got mail
Rome In Roman times Russel Crowe
Gladiator
Morocco
During the II
World War
Humphrey Bogart /
Ingrid Bergman
Casablanca
On a ship In 1912
Leonardo Di
Caprio, Kate
Winslet
Titanic
Britain
The 13th
century
Mel Gibson
Braveheart
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. Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about the films as in the examples.
– Where is “The Gladiator” set? – It’s set ______________________
– When is _____ set? – ____________________________
– Who stars in ____________. – ____________________________
TASK 6
Step 1
Make notes about your favourite film(s).
Film Place Time Actors Director
Step 2
In pairs ask questions to find out information about your partner’s favourite film(s).
TASK 7
Anastasia and Christos are two friends. They are talking about their weekend plans.
Read their conversation and fill in the gaps with the words given.
time, films, going to, kind, western, cinema, meet, don’t know, would you like
Anastasia : So, what are you__________ (1) do on Saturday?
Christos : I _________ (2). Have you got any plans?
Anastasia : Nothing special. I’ll probably go to the _____________ (3) _____________ (4) to
come with me?
Christos : Great idea. What’s on?
Anastasia : There are one or two good __________ (5). What _____ (6) of films do you like?
Christos : Well, I don’t like westerns very much, but I like all other kinds.
Anastasia : OK then, we won’t watch a __________ (7). What _________ (8) will we meet?
Christos : At 9:00?
Anastasia : How about 8:00? Because, it’ll take us 10-15 minutes to get the tickets.
Christos : OK. We’ll ___ (9) outside the cinema at 8:00 then.
Anastasia : Good. See you then.
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LANGUAGE FOCUS
A
Future Simple: WILL
A1
Read again the phrases in bold from the dialogue. Think and choose the correct option.
Anastasia and Christos are talking about:
a. the past
b. the present
c. the future
A2
Fill in the chart.
AFFIRMATIVE QUESTION NEGATIVE
Written form Short form Written form Short form
I will go
You will go
He ______
She ______
It ______
We ______
You ______
They ______
I’ll go
You ‘ll go
He’ll ____
She’ll ____
It’ll ____
We’ll ____
You’ll ____
They’ll ___
Will I go?
Will you go?
Will he ___?
__________
__________
__________
__________
__________
I will not go
You will not go
He will not __
She _______
It ________
__________
__________
__________
I won’t go
You won’t go
He _______
She won’t
It ________
__________
__________
__________
A3
Use one of these verbs in the right form to complete the sentences. You’ll need to use
one verb twice.
Rain, help, go , be, come, see, tell, study, close
1. I think John ____ to see us tomorrow.
2. She ____ (not) to school today. She’s ill.
3. I don’t think the test ____ difficult.
4. Don’t worry. I _____ you with the housework.
5. When _____ (you) for the test?
6. I promise I _____ (not) your secret.
7. – Do you think it ______ ?
– No, there are no clouds in the sky.
8. Goodbye now. I ______ you tomorrow.
9. It’s cold in here. ___ (you), please, ______ the window for me?
10. He says he ______ (not) to the cinema, because he’s got a lot of homework to do.
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UNIT 20
TELEVISION PROGRAMMES
TASK 1
Talk with your partner.
• Do you like watching TV?
• How many hours a day do you watch TV?
• What’s your favourite programme?
• Why do you like it?
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TASK 2
Step 1
Look at the TV guide. Can you guess what type of programmes these are?
TV 1 TV 2
7:00 News
8:00 Mickey Mouse
10:00 Goodmorning to you all
13:00 News
14:00 The Young and the Restless
15:00 Dynasty
16:00 Recipe Book
17:00 Winter Olympic Games
(Snowboard, Curling)
19:00 The Wheel of Fortune
20:00 News
21:00 The Friends
22:00 Don’t say goodbye
23:00 Die Hard II
01:00 News
7:00 Winter Olympic Games
(Yesterday’s review)
10:00 The Eskimoes
11:00 Disney Fun
13:00 Showbusiness
15:00 News
16:00 The Bold and the Beautiful
17:00 Albert Einstein
18:00 You can become a Millionnaire
19:00 Winter Olympics (Figure Skating)
21:00 News
22:00 Pop Star!
23:00 Looking for the truth
01:00 James Bond. Die another Day
Step 1
These are different types of TV programs. Write the titles of the TV1 and TV2 programmes
next to them.
TYPE OF TV PROGRAMME
Documentary
Game show
Soap opera
Cook show
Sports programme
Current affairs programme (talk show)
Sitcom
Talent show
Cartoons
Film
TITLE
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
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TASK 3
Step 1
Brainstorm some adjectives we can use about a TV programme. Use a bilingual dictionary
for help. Think of adjectives with a good or a bad meaning.
e.g boring, monotonous, interesting, exciting
Step 2
Look at the TV programme again and act out short dialogues as in the example. Use the
adjectives from Step 1.
You: What’s on (TV1) at (6:00)?
Your partner:______________
You: What type of programme is it?
Your partner: It’s a _______________.
You: I don’t want to watch a _______________ / I’d like to watch _______________. It’s
quite interesting./ It’s too boring.
TASK 4
Step 1
Think about the words in bold.
When do we use too?
When do we use quite?
Write your answers here and then discuss in class.
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Step 2
Fill in the gaps with too or quite.
Too boring
Quite interesting
1. I don’t like the film. It’s ______ boring.
2. I love this book. It’s ______ interesting.
3. These shoes aren’t good for me. They’re ______ small.
4. These shoes are OK for me. They’re ______ nice.
5. I can’t drink this coffee. It’s ______ sweet.
6. This cup of coffee is OK for me. It’s ______ good.
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TASK 5
Look at the photo and answer the questions:
Where are they?
What are they doing?
Guess: What are they going to do next?
Read Spyros and Katerina’s dialogue and fill in the gaps with the words given.
fantastic, on, watch, miss, game show, T.V. guide, turn to, too
Katerina : Is there anything good on TV1 tonight? You’ve got a ________ (1) haven’t you?
Spyros : Yeah! Just let me get it. Right. There’s a ___ (2) on TV1 now. You like game shows,
don’t you?
Katerina : Yes, they’re OK. But I think, the Olympics are ___ (3) TV2, aren’t they?
Spyros : Oh, yes! Sure, they are! So, we’ll __ (4) that and then we’ll ____ (5) “The Friends”
at 21:00 won’t we?
Katerina : Absolutely. I never (6) ____________ that! There aren’t any films on tonight, are
there?
Spyros : There are! In fact, there are two great films! “Die Hard” and “James Bond”.
Katerina : Oh. I love James Bond! He’s ___ (7), isn’t he?
Spyros : Yes, but it starts at 01:00!
Katerina : Well, we can’t watch it then, can we? We’ll be ____ (8) tired tomorrow!
Spyros : You’re right. But Die Hard doesn’t finish too late, does it? We can watch that!
Katerina : Of course, we can!
Bring a Greek TV guide to class.
A PROJECT
Form two groups and have a free
conversation about TV programmes.
Use language from the
previous units to talk about likes /
dislikes, types of TV programmes
or films, how often you watch certain
programmes and your opinion
about them. Report your group
preferences in a common piece of
writing.
Seven of us prefer....
We all like...
Five of us... But...
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LANGUAGE FOCUS
A
Tag questions
A1 Look at the words in bold in the dialogue. Think and answer. Are they real questions?
Is the person asking these questions looking for information? Is (s)he waiting
for an answer?
A2 Study carefully these examples and complete the rules.
1. He’s a doctor, isn’t he?
He isn’t a doctor, is he
2. You can come, can’t you?
You can’t come, can you?
3. We’ve got, haven’t we?
We haven’t got, have we?
4. You like films, don’t you?
You don’t like films , do you?
When the sentence is affirmative, the question tag is ______________
When the sentence is negative, the question tag is___________
A3 Write the question tags.
1. It’s a beautiful day, ___________?
2. You don’t speak German, _________?
3. You’ll come to the party, __________?
4. We can meet tomorrow_________?
5. The film isn’t very good, _________?
6. John doesn’t work, ________?
7. Those shoes are nice, ________?
8. You can’t play the piano, ________?
9. Mary works in Athens, _________?
10. You smoke, __________?
11. He won’t leave tomorrow____________?
12. Susan has got 2 brothers, ____________?
13. They haven’t got a car, ____________?
14. You’re angry now, ____________?
15. He’s going to call me, _____________?
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UNIT 21
TIME FOR REVISION
A. PRESENT CONTINUOUS - PRESENT SIMPLE
1. Put the verbs in the verbs in brackets in the Present Continuous form.
1. The thieves _____ (run) away.
2. Be careful! You _____ (spill) wine on my dress.
3. It _____ (rain) now in London.
4. Lily _____ (make) coffee. Would you like some?
5. Lisa _____ (come) to see us.
2. Put the verbs in the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.
1. Mary _____ (have) a bath at the moment
2. They ___ (not/buy) newspapers very often.
3. Listen! Somebody___ (sing)
4. She’s tired. She ___ (want) to go home now.
5. You can turn off the TV. I ___ (not/watch).
6. Peter can’t come to the phone right now. The boss ___ (talk) to him
7. Hurry up! The bus ___ (come)!
8. She ___ (speak) Spanish but she (not / speak) Italian.
9. I _____ (not/usually/drive) to work because the traffic ___ (be) terrible in the morning.
10. John ___ (usually/take) the train to work but this week he ___ (take) a taxi.
3. Write 6 sentences about your daily routine.
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
B. INFITIVE - GERUND
1. Use the verbs in brackets in the right form:
1. Sue is interested in _____ (collect) stamps.
2. I’m bored with _____ (watch) TV.
3. We’d like _____ (see) a comedy tonight.
4. Bob is keen on _____ (make) papiermachØmasks.
5. We really want _____ (start) a new hobby.
6. I can’t stand _____ (wait) for the bus.
7. She hopes _____ (pass) the exam.
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2. Write (5) five things you like doing in your free time.
1. ________________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________________________
5. ________________________________________________________________
C. GOING TO WILL
1. Look at this sketch and think about the difference between "going to" and "will".
Write the rule in your language below.
• I’ve already decided what to do. I’m going to buy a new
computer
• I haven’t decided what to wear for the party. Hmm! Yes,
I think I’ll wear my new jeans!
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
2. Fill in the gaps with the "will" or "going to" form of the verbs.
• What are your plans for the weekend? What ____ (do)?
I don’t know yet. I think I ___ (go) to the cinema.
• George has decided that he ___ (be) a doctor
• What shall we do this evening?
Oh, I know! We ___ (go) dancing!
• We ___ (visit) the city museum with our class tomorrow.
• Did you buy milk?
Oh no! I forgot! I ___ (go) now.
• They ___ (marry) next summer
• I don’t think John ___ (come) to the party.
• I’ve thought about carefully; I ___ (not / take) that job in Thessaloniki.
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D. TAG QUESTIONS
1. Form Tag Questions.
• They aren’t coming, _____?
• The film was great, ______?
• He didn’t understand _____?
• I’m not fat, _____?
• I’m your best friend, _____?
• We haven’t got any chocolate, ______?
• Jack doesn’t eat meat, ______?
• She has moved to Paris, ______?
• You haven’t read this book, _____ ?
• Michael loves water sports, _____ ?
• We/re going to leave soon, ______?
• You won’t tell him, _____?
• You’ll be back tomorrow, ____?
• You can’t ski, _____?
• You like the cinema, ____?
E. VOCABULARY
Put these words in the right category. If you are not certain about their meaning use
a dictionary to help you.
sofa, pullover, science fiction, documentary, snowy, tracksuit, photography,
I’m fond of, morning, breakfast, cloudy, cupboards, surfing, T-shirt, forest,
rainy, wardrobe, sitcom, dinner, windy, coffeetable, lake, romance, pyjamas,
lunch, hill, sunny, gameshow, decorating, I can’t stand, evening, carpet,
dessert, keen on, trainers, horror film, armchair, I hate, gardening.
FURNITURE
HOBBIES
CLOTHES
TYPES OF FILMS
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WEATHER
EXPRESSIONS
MEANING: I like
GEOGRAPHY
TV
PROGRAMMES
EXPRESSIONS
MEANING: I dont like
F. PRONUNCIATION
There are three different pronunciations for the sound /e/ in English. Your teacher will
read aloud the examples to you. Listen and repeat.
/e/: red, bed, dead
/3:/: burn, turn, earth
/ /: writer, driver, caller
e
Then put these words into the three different ‘vases’ below, according to the way /e/ is
pronounced.
answer, birth, third, desert, set, painter, hurt, sir, heavy, let,
father, diapers, pet, bird, fur, net, petrol, head, mother, friend
e
_____________
__________________
________________________
__________________
______________
_________
3:
_____________
__________________
________________________
__________________
______________
_________
e
_____________
__________________
________________________
__________________
______________
_________
Check your work in your English to English dictionary. Add more words into each
group. Practise saying them aloud.
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G. LET’S ANSWER HONESTLY
Step 1
Colour the square: red=very well blue=not bad
purple=pourly grey=not at all
How well do you know and can you use:
THESE VOCABULARY AREAS?
• Days / months / the time
• Geographical characteristics
• Weather words
• Verbs & expressions to talk about everyday events
• Hobbies / fanourites
• Clothes and accessories
• Types of films / TV programmes
THESE GRAMMATICAL PHENOMENA
• Present Simple
• Present Continuous
• Adverbs of Frequency
• Prepositions of Time
• Simple Future / going to
• The ‘ing’ form of the verb / the infinitive
• Adjectives in -ed / -ing
Discuss with your partners what you can do for better English. Plan your revision time.
Ask your teacher for help, advice and extra material for practice.
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UNIT 22
WE HAD A GREAT TIME!
TASK 1
Talk to your partner.
– Do you go on holiday every year?
– Which time of the year do you usually go?
– Do you prefer summer or winter holidays?
– Which of the places in the pictures would you like to visit? Why?
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TASK 2
Step 1
Read quickly this dialogue between two friends.
You have 1 minute.
Now answer:
• Who went on holiday?
• Where / When did she go on holiday?
Meg:
Meg Johnson speaking.
Irene: Hello, Meg. It’s me, Irene.
Meg:
Hi, Irene. I called you yesterday and the day before
but you didn’t answer.
Irene: Guess what! I was on holiday!
Meg:
On holiday in the middle of February?
Irene: Yes! You see, there was a very good offer from a
travel agency for a 3-day trip to Rome last Saturday
and we took it.
Meg:
You mean you were in Rome with Michael?
Irene: Yes! We had a great time!
Meg:
Oh! I don’t believe you. That’s amazing!
Irene: Sure it was! We stayed in a first class hotel, 40 kilometres from the centre of Rome.
But luckily, there was an express bus to the city and we had a terrific guide who took
us to almost all the important sights.
Meg:
Meg:
Wasn’t it tiring to go round the city in 3 days?
It was exhausting but at the same time fantastic!
What about entertainment?
Irene: We had some typical Italian food at a traditional restaurant and on Saturday evening
they took us to a famous nightclub with live modern Italian music.
Meg:
We must get together. I want to hear all the details!
Irene: Sure! Let’s meet in the afternoon at 4.00 p.m.
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Step 2
Now read carefully Meg and Irene’s dialogue again. Tick () True or False and correct
the False statements.
True
False
1. Meg stayed in Rome for 3 days.
2. She stayed in a good hotel in Rome.
3. She did a lot of sightseeing.
4. She didn’t get tired during her trip.
5. She listened to some traditional Italian music.
6. She didn’t like her holiday.
7. She was alone.
8. She used a car to get around in Rome.
TASK 3
Put the words in bold from the text in the right box in the spidergram below.
PLACES
TO STAY
___________
___________
_________
TYPES
OF TRAVEL
___________
___________
_________
MEANS
OF TRANSPORT
___________
___________
_________
HOLIDAYS
PLACES
TO VISIT
___________
___________
_________
TRAVEL
AGENCY
___________
___________
_________
ENTER-
TAINMENT
___________
___________
_________
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TASK 4
Work in pairs. With the help of your dictionary use these words to fill in the gaps in the
sentences.
Museum, campsite, shopping centre, underground, journey, book,
exhibition, youth hostel, train, monument, cruise
1. The Acropolis is a famous__________.
2. We didn’t want to spend much money, so we stayed in a __________.
3. Don’t forget to ______________ the hotel room!
4. They are going on a ____________ round the Ionian islands.
5. The __________ is a fast way to travel from one place of the city to another
6. We like staying in a _______because we want to be close to nature.
7. Tomorrow we are going to visit the War __________ because we want to see the
___________ of military uniforms from World War II.
8. How was your ___________ to Patras?
9. They are going to open a new________________ with shops, cafes and restaurants.
10. Did you take the plane to Thessaloniki?
No, we travelled by_____________.
Now add the new words in the right box of the ‘holiday spidergram’.
TASK 5
Step 1
Verbs and nouns in English form word combinations.
Match these words with the verbs below.
Photographs, sightseeing, luxury hotel, shopping, a room, a museum, on holiday, plane,
on a cruise, train, one week, bed - and - breakfast, money, souvenirs, a holiday.
Visit _____________.
Travel by _____________, _____________.
Take _____________.
Buy _____________.
Book _____________, _____________.
Spend _____________, _____________.
Go _____________, _____________, _____________, _____________.
Stay in a _____________, _____________.
Step 2
Then use the word combinations to make your own sentences.
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
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TASK 6
Read Meg and Irene’s dialogue again.
i. Find 4 adjectives that mean “very good”.
a. _____________
b. _____________
c. _____________
d. _____________
ii. Find the antonyms of these adjectives.
a. unimportant _____________
b. old - fashioned _____________
iii.Find the synonyms of these adjectives.
a. well - known = _____________
b. very tiring = _____________
c. usual, common = _____________
TASK 7
Step 1
Work in pairs.
Ask and answer with your partner as in the example.
– Where did you travel?
– Where did you stay?
– How long did you stay?
– I travelled to (Cairo)
– I stayed (at a luxury hotel)
– I stayed (7 days)
Step 2
Listen to your teacher and repeat the
questions after him/her. Notice how did
you is pronounced.
Did you have a good time?
Where did you stay?
What did you do?
Practise saying the questions in Step 1 again.
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LANGUAGE FOCUS
A
PAST SIMPLE - REGULAR VERBS
A1
Study these sentences from the dialogue.
“I called you yesterday but you didn’t answer.”
“Where did you stay?”
A2
Choose the correct answer.
We use the Past Simple (-ed) to
talk about
a) The future (tomorrow)
b) The present (today)
c) The past (yesterday)
Complete the rules.
• We use ___ to form the Simple
Past of regular verbs.
• We use did / ____ to form the
question and the negative form.
A3
Fill in the table.
Affirmative Negative Question
I watched
You _______________
He watched
She _______________
It _________________
We _______________
You _______________
They ______________
I didn’t watch
You ________________
He didn’t watch
She ________________
It __________________
We ________________
You ________________
They ________________
Did I watch?
_____ you________?
Did he watch?
__________________?
__________________?
__________________?
__________________?
__________________?
A4 Spelling rules
Study the examples and write the spelling rules, in your Grammar notebook.
Work worked
Start started
Live lived
Dance danced
Stop stopped
Plan planned
Study studied
Marry married
But
Play played
Stay stayed
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A5 Short answers
Ask and answer with your partner as in the example.
e.g.
– Did you visit the museum?
– Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.
• Buy souvenirs
• See the sights
• Try the local food
• Visit the Pyramids
• Book a room
A6
Use these verbs to fill in the gaps in the sentences.
Watch, enjoy, do, finish, die, arrive, start, cook, rain, play
1. William Shakespeare __________ in 1616.
2. _________ you _________ the game last night? Manchester ________ against Liverpool.
3. What time ________ you ________ in London?
4. I __________ (not) the party last Saturday.
5. Today the weather is nice but yesterday it ___________.
6. The meeting ______ at 12:00 and ___________ at 14:00.
7. I ___________ (not) the housework yesterday.
8. Helen _______ a wonderful meal.
Write a story!
GAME!!!
Form two groups. Each group is going to “make” a holiday story!
a. Choose a title: The best holiday! The worst holiday!
b. One student writes one sentence and then passes it on to his / her partner in the group. Then
he / she writes one sentence and so on.
c. Your story can be real, crazy or funny! In the end, you read your stories in class.
d. Remember to use the Past Simple and vocabulary from this unit.
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UNIT 23
GREETINGS FROM ROME
TASK 1
Discuss in pairs or in class.
• Do you know where these places are?
• Do you like travelling to foreign countries?
• Do you prefer exotic / adventurous / relaxing holidays?
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TASK 2
Step 1
Read these postcards from Maria, Diana and Alexis, and match them with the photographs
in TASK 1.
1.
Dear John,
We are in Constantinoupoli!
It's a strange city, but so interesting! It's like going
back decades. We visited Agia Sofia, the biggest
Orthodox church in the world. It's a unique monument!
We went for a walk to Taxim's square and
then to the big market. It's huge! We bought nice
presents and souvenirs and we paid less money than
we expected. Yesterday, we went on a boat trip to
Vosporos. It was amazing!
See you soon
Maria
2.
Dear Helen,
Hi! We are in India and it's one of the most fascinating
countries in the world! It's both very rich and very
poor at the same time. Next to our luxury hotel there
are people living on the street. It's quite sad!
Yesterday, we saw the Taj Mahal. It's an amazing monument!
Did you know that the Maharaja built it for his
dead wife? That's so romantic! When I first heard the
story, I almost cried!
Love from
Diana
3.
Dear Michael,
Hi there! How are you? I'm sending this
from Rome. I arrived five days ago to visit
my cousin Dimitris and I'm having a great
time! The food is delicious! We had pizza in
a traditional restaurant, we drank wine and
grapa! And guess what! I also met an
Italian girl. Her name is Sofia and she is
gorgeous! I went sightseeing, visited the
Colosseum and ate pasta next to the Tiberis.
It's so great that I don't want to come home!
Ciao!
Alexis
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Step 2
Read the post cards again and write M (for Maria), D (for Diana) and A (for Alexis) next
to the sentences.
This person
1. found out about an old love story ___________
2. saw a religious monument ___________
3. tried the local food ___________
4. went shopping ___________
5. travelled to see a relative ___________
6. feels sorry about the local people ___________
7. met someone very interesting ___________
8. bought souvenirs at cheap prices ___________
9. visited Roman Time monuments ___________
10. visited Byzantine monuments ___________
TASK 3
Match the holiday activities with the sketches.
1. Go swimming
2. Go diving
3. Go surfing
4. Go skiing
5. Go horse-riding
6. Go (latin-american) dancing
7. Go snorkelling
8. Sunbathing
9. Climbing
10. Hiking
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TASK 4
Step 1
Maria, Diana and Alexis use a lot of adjectives to describe the places they visited, the food
and so on. Go through the texts and place all the adjectives they use in one of the
columns.
Positive Negative Neutral
Step 2
Write any other adjectives you know (in English) or you want to know (in Greek) to talk
about your holiday. Find the English words you want to know in a bilingual dictionary.
Compare your list with that of your partner’s.
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TASK 5
Step 1
What kind of holiday did they have? Match the descriptions of holidays with the words.
sightseeing, relaxing, adventure, camping, package
1. John: It was great. We set up our tents next to the river and we made a fire and cooked
sausages. ________
2. Susan: We stayed in a first - class hotel, we ate in the restaurant and we went on tours
of the city in only 3 days. ________
3. Elizabeth:We set out in the morning and we spent hours exploring the forest. We went rock
- climbing and white - water rafting. It was fascinating! ________
4. Kostas: I spent most of the time at the beach, swimming and sunbathing. I ate in great restaurants
but I didn’t go round much. ________
5. Kelly: We visited all the historic buildings. We saw an ancient temple and lots of monuments.
We took great pictures! ________
Step 2
Play a game. Who had the greatest adventure holiday? Form groups. Only one person in
the group can keep the book open. You have 1 minute to say what you did in your adventure
holiday without looking in your book. Your partner keeps the time and gives you 1
point for every activity you remember. End of game. Who scored more points?
TASK 6
Listen to this description of holidays and match them with the pictures .
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TASK 7
Bring photographs of your holidays to class and talk about them with your partners and
your teacher.
TASK 8
Now you can use the Simple Past and get to know more about your partner’s past (holidays,
activities, experiences). Here are some questions you can ask.
• How did you spend the weekend?
• Where did you go last summer?
• Did you go to the cinema last Saturday?
• Did you watch the football game on Sunday?
Put them in the chart and add your own questions. Form groups and write your partners’
names in the chart too. Ask questions to find out who did what.
• Have a holiday last
month
• Go surfing in the
summer
• Go to the cinema
last Saturday
• Visit an island
• Watch football yesterday
Report to the other group(s).
E.g: Maria had a holiday.
She didn’t go to the cinema
She didn’t watch football
PROJECTS
a. Make up a story of a terrible holiday. You can use these ideas:
The hotel / dirty
Souvenir prices / expensive
The weather / terrible
Local food / too hot
The guide / rude
The beach / not clean
I
________
________
________
________
________
My
partner
________
________
________
________
________
b. Choose one of your holiday photographs and “send” a postcard to your classmates!
…
________
________
________
________
________
…
________
________
________
________
________
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LANGUAGE FOCUS
A
PAST SIMPLE - IRREGULAR VERBS
A1
We normally make the Past Simple with -ed.
But there are irregular verbs, too!
You can find a list of them at the end of the book.
Notice the irregular past form of the verb “to be”.
Affirmative Question Negative
I _______
He was
She _______
It _______
We _______
You were
They _______
_______ I?
Was he?
_______ she?
_______ it?
_______ we?
Were you?
_______ they?
I _______
He wasn’t
She _______
It _______
We weren’t
You _______
They _______
A2
Match the past form with the infinitive form of these verbs. They are all from this unit.
Went, found, had, ate, drank, took, saw, made, spent, was,
met, bought, built, paid, heard
Infinitive form
Be (am - is - are)
Buy
Build
Drink
Eat
Find
Go
Have
Hear
Make
Meet
Paid
See
Spend
Take
Past form
___/ were
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A3
Copy the infinitive forms in your notebook. Write the past forms with your books closed.
Check your spelling.
A4
Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the irregular verbs.
a. We ate pasta. And you? Did you ___________ pasta?
b. We ___________ wine. And you? Did you drink wine?
c. We went to Hawai. And you? Did you _________ to Hawai?
d. We __________ souvenirs. And you? Did you buy souvenirs?
e. We took pictures. And you? Did you___________ pictures?
f. We ___________ the sights. And you? Did you see the sights?
g. We spent a lot money. And you? Did you __________ money?
h. We ______ a great time. And you? Did you have a great time?
i. We met ___famous people. And you? Did you _________ anyone famous?
j. We __________ new friends. And you? Did you make friends?
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UNIT 24
I’VE BEEN THERE BEFORE!
TASK 1
Work in groups.
1. Look at the couple
a. What are they doing?
b. What are they going to do?
2. Have you been to the Dodekanese Islands?
a. When did you go?
b. Which islands did you visit?
3. Have you been to Chios or Mytilini? Would you like to go there (again)?
TASK 2
George and Anna are a young couple. They are reading travel brochures at the moment
because they want to choose a holiday. Read their conversation and answer the questions.
Anna: A 7-day trip to the three smallest Dodecanese islands: Tilos, Simi and Kastellorizo!
Isn’t it fantastic?
George: Sure it is, but I’ve been there before.
Anna: Oh, have you? When did you go there?
George: More than 5 years ago. That was long before I met you, honey.
Anna: You know I’m not jealous, but who did you go with?
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George: Come on, Anna! We’re choosing a holiday - our holiday! Who cares what happened
years ago?
Anna: Perhaps you’re right. So, what about this offer? A 7 day trip to Chios and Mytilini,
first - class hotels. You haven’t been there, have you?
George: No dear, I haven’t and I’d very much like to go. I’ve heard lots of good things about
the villages of Chios and the clean beaches of Mytilini.
Anna: Yes, indeed. The cleanest and the coolest, too!
George: You’ve been there before?
Anna: Er, yes, but that was long before I met you and I don’t mind having a holiday in
Mytilini for a second time.
George: Well, I do! I want to find a place where we’ve never been before. It will be more interesting
for both of us.
1. Has George been to Tilos, Simi and Kastellorizo before?
2. When did he go?
3. Has George been to Chios and Mytilini?
4. Has Anna been to Chios and Mytilini?
5. When did she go?
6. Have they decided where they want to go?
TASK 3
Step 1
These photographs show famous places in Greece and abroad.
Do you know where these places are?
Have you ever been to any of them?
If yes, when did you go?
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Step 2
Ask and answer with your partners about these places. Add your own favourite holiday
places.
Example:
– Have you ever been to Crete?
– Yes, I have.
– When did you go?
– I went last year / 3 years ago / in 2004.
TASK 4
These are some things you have just done. Ask and answer with your partner. You can use
some of these adjectives in your answers: fantastic, excellent, superb, terrific.
e.g.
– Have you read “The Lord of the Rings”?
– Yes, I have just read it. It is great!
1
– __________ you __________ “The New World”? (watch)
– Yes, ____________. It is __________!
– _____________ you __________ Madonna’s latest
album? (hear)
– Yes, ____________. It is ___________!
2
3
– ____________ you __________ the City Museum? (visit)
– Yes, ____________. It is _____________!
4
– ___________ you __________ “Life” magazine? (buy)
– Yes, __________. It’s ___________!
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TASK 5
You and your friends are planning a party. Look at the list of things to do and say which
you have already done () and which you haven’t done yet ().
Ask and answer:
Checklist for the party!!!
1. write the invitations
2. send out the invitations
3. arrange the date
4. inform the neighbours
5. decorate the house
6. choose music
7. order food
8. buy drinks
– Have we ordered the food yet?
– Yes, we have already done that or
– No, we haven’t done that yet / we haven’t ordered the food yet.
TASK 6
Look at the sketches and answer the questions.
• What has just happened?
• Write the sentences.
e.g. They have just had dinner.
_______________________________________
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_____________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________
__________________________________________________
TASK 7
Match the phrases from Column A with the phrases form Column B.
A
1. John is happy because
2. Mary is worried because
3. The children are excited because
4. Kostas is sad because
5. Mum is angry because
6. I am hungry because
7. They are tired because
8. Irene is frightened because
a. the children have broken the vase
b. she has just watched a horror film
B
c. I haven’t eaten anything today
d. they have just run 3 kilometres
e. she has lost her handbag
f. he has just won the lottery
g. he has failed his driving test
h. they have just heard they are going on a
school trip
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TASK 8
Work in pairs.
Student A
Ask questions as in the examples to find out
how long your partner has done these things.
You can change or add to the prompts.
• work in an office
• live in your present address
• have a car
• know your teacher
• study English
• have a driving licence
Student B
Answer your partner’s questions using the
prompts below. You can also change or add to
them.
• three months
• 6 years
• last year
• September
• 6 months
• last September
Example
Tom: How long have you been in
New York?
Mary: Since Monday.
John: How long have you been in Paris?
Georgia: For three days.
TASK 9
Ann has just met her old school friend, Mary. They haven’t seen each other for five years.
Listen to Ann’s news and tick () TRUE of FALSE, next to these statements.
True
False
1. They last met in 2000.
2. Ann has just got married.
3. She has worked in a bank for two years.
4. She has moved to Patras.
5. She has just been to the doctor’s.
6. She has just learnt she is going to have a baby.
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LANGUAGE FOCUS
A
THE PRESENT PERFECT
A1
Form: “have + past participle”
Note: Past Participle of regular verbs: -ed
Irregular verbs have their own forms e.g.: write - written
Affirmative Negative Question
I’ve worked/written
You ______________
He has worked/written
She ______________
It ______________
We have ______________
You ______________
They ______________
I haven’t worked/written
You ______________
He hasn’t ______________
She ______________
It ______________
We ______________
You ______________
They ______________
Have I worked/written?
_____ you ____________?
Has he worked?
_____ she _____________?
______________________
Have ______________?
_____ you ______________?
_____ they ______________?
A2
1. Circle the correct item a or b.
We use the Present Perfect for something that:
a. happened in the past (yesterday)?
b. is going to happen in the future (tomorrow)?
c. started in the past and it is still true in the present?
2. Study this diagram.
I got married in 1996.
(Simple Past)
x
I have lived in Athens since 1996
(Present Perfect )
Present
…future…
3. Complete the rules:
We use time words:
Yesterday / last week / two years ago
last month
With the ____________________ tense
We use time words:
Just
Already
Yet
Since / for
With the _____________________ tense
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A3
It is very important to learn the irregular verb forms. There is a list of irregular verbs
at the end of the book. Use it and put in these categories below as many irregular verbs
as possible.
1. All three parts are the same.
Cost cost cost
Cut
2. Changes: -a- -u-
Begin began begun
Swim
3. Changes: -ought/aught -ought/-aught
Bring brought brought
Catch
4. Simple past and past participle are the same.
Sell sold sold
Find
Hear heard heard
Hold
Build built built
Leave
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5. Simple past: Vowel change o
Past participle: vowel change o, i, suffix -en
Break broke broken
Choose
Speak
Steal
Wake
Drive
Ride
Write
6. Vowel changes in the Simple Past / Past participle -en
Eat ate eaten
Forget
Grow
7. Simple past: -ew. Past Participle -own / -awn
Blow blew blown
A4
Fill in the gaps with the Present Perfect of the right verb.
Go, watch, taste, write, read, live, send, decide, try, know,
lose, play, call
1. My aunt and uncle _____ in Australia for 15 years.
2. Harry is my best friend. I _____ for 10 years.
3. My sister isn’t at home at the moment. She (just) ____ out.
4. I think I ______ my keys. I can’t find them anywhere.
5. How many books (you) ___ this year?
6. My cousin has been on holidays for two weeks but he ___ any postcards yet.
7. Not that film again! We (already) ______ it so many times.
8. _____ (you/ever) golf? Yes I have, many times.
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9. Thank you for your offer, but I _____ (not) to accept it.
10. Do you know where Helen is? I _____ her five times this morning and there was no
answer!
11. I am so tired! I ____ twelve letters today.
12. ______ (you/ever) snails?
No, I (never) _____ them. Are they good?
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UNIT 25
GREAT EXPLORERS
TASK 1
Exchange information in class or find out in class.
• Who are the people in the pictures?
• What do you know about them?
TASK 2
Read this text about great explorers and answer the questions following it.
One of the greatest explorers who have ever existed is certainly Marco Polo. His name has
become synonymous to travel and exploration since the 13th century. Polo was a young man
of only 17 when he set out from his home in Venice, a little more than 700 years ago. What he
discovered, far away from the last edge of Europe, was not just a country different from his
own. It was a whole new world, somewhere between legend and reality.
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Cathay and its Emperor Kublai Khan, who ruled the country from his mythical Palace at
Xanadu, was a world of knowledge and inventions of technologies and strange philosophies.
Marco Polo’s description of the 25 years he spent in the service of Kublai Khan has been a
best seller for more than six centuries. This was the book that gave the idea to Christopher
Colombus to follow the setting sun looking for a sea route to the riches of Cathay. Explorers
and travellers like Marco Polo changed the history of Europe and the whole world.
1. How old was Marco Polo when he started his journey?
2. Did he travel in Europe?
3. Was Cathay an exciting place?
4. How long did Polo stay in Cathay?
5. How did Columbus get the idea to follow the setting sun?
TASK 3
Step 1
Find words about travel in the text and make a list of them. Work with your partner and
with the help of your dictionary find their meaning.
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Step 2
Add 3-5 more English words of Greek origin in your list. Compare with your partner’s
list.
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Step 3
Find a word or phrase in the text that means:
• Somebody who travels (far away) to discover and learn about new places __________
• The “end” of something, where the next thing starts.
e.g.The end of the forest / country __________
• Saying what somebody or something looks like __________
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• Something new (a machine) to use, a new idea __________
• To be alive / real, to live __________
• A myth, an epic story __________
• Another word for “king” __________
• To govern a country, to be the “king” or the “president” __________
• The things that we know __________
• To leave a place, to start a journey __________
TASK 4
Step 1
Test your knowledge. Work in groups. Ask and answer the questions until you find all the
answers. Compare your answers with the other group. Do you all agree?
“Who discovered
America?”
“Who invented the
telephone?”
Match:
1. Marie Curie
2. Christopher Columbus
3. Alexander Graham
Bell
4. Alexander Fleming
5. Leonardo Da Vinci
6. Isaac Newton
7. Thomas Edisson
8. Benjamin Franklin
9. The Lumiere Brothers
10. The Wright Brothers
11. Manolis Andronikos
discovered
invented
a. the principle of lightning conductor
(electricity)
b. penicillin
c. the phonograph and the light bulb
d. the cinema
e. America
f. gravity
g. the scissors, the helicopter
h. the telephone
i. the aeroplane
j. king Philippos’ II tomb in Vergina
k. radium
Step 2
Underline the correct word. Cross out the wrong one.
You can discover / invent something for the first time.
You can invent / discover something when you find it first.
Step 3
Extra: Make your own quiz with inventions and discoveries and bring it to class to test
your classmates.
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TASK 5
Find all the verbs in the text and put them in the right column. Then fill in the other two
columns. Mark the irregular verbs with (ir).
Infinitive Past form Past Participle
A PROJECT
a) Present a historical event in any way you like (poster, collage, paragraph, newspaper
page, etc.).
or
b) a great man’s deeds.
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LANGUAGE FOCUS
A
SIMPLE PAST / PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE
A1
Study these sentences from the text.
1. Marco Polo set out on his journey 700 years ago (past simple).
2. His book has been a best seller for 600 years (present perfect).
Circle the correct answer:
a. Which of the two sentences talks about something still true in the present, 1 or 2?
b. Do we know when did Polo set out? Yes or No?
c.Do we know when the book became a best seller? Yes or No?
d. We say when something happened with the Past Simple / the Present Perfect.
A2
Put these words or phrases in the right column.
Already, yesterday, yet, just, 2 weeks ago, for, since, in 2001,
last month, ever, how long, in September, when
Past Simple
Present Perfect
A3
Put the verbs in the Past Simple or the Present Perfect.
1. John _____ (work) in a bookshop for 3 years.
2. We _____ (play) tennis yesterday afternoon but I ____ (not / win)
3. What time _____ (get up) this morning?
4. He _____ (live) in the same house since 1995.
5. – _____ (ever / eat) Chinese food?
– Yes, actually we ____ (have) Chinese yesterday evening.
6. – Natalia _____ (break) her leg.
– Really? How ____ (break) it?
7. I’m getting ready for a short trip to Paris.
I ___ (buy) the tickets yesterday but I ____ (pack) my suitcase yet.
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8. Nikos doesn’t want to go to Paros again.
He ____ (already / be) there 5 times.
9. – Where ____ (go) on holiday last summer?
– We ____ (go) on a cruise of the Ionian islands.
10. I ____ (meet) Tom at the party last month, but we ___ (not/see) each other since then.
B
WORD BUILDING
Fill in the table.
Verb
Invent
Discover
Paint
Explore
Travel
Follow
Rule
Write
Play
Noun (person) -er / -or
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UNIT 26
MEANS OF TRANSPORT
TASK 1
Discuss in groups.
• Which means of transport do you use more often?
• Which means of transport is the fastest? The most comfortable?
• Is your house / work place near a Metro station?
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TASK 2
Step 1
Read this text about the metro and use green, blue and red pencil to colour the lines.
The Public Transport System in Athens
The Athens metro is one of the most modern systems in the world. It has four lines; you can
see three of them in green, blue and red colour in the map.
The green line, which is the oldest and for the most part runs on the ground, connects
Piraeus to Kifisia. The other two lines run underground. The blue line goes from Monastiraki
to Doukissis Plakentias and the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport. The red line goes
from Aghios Antonios to Aghios Dimitrios. The fourth line is the Proastiakos (suburban) which
runs from the Airport to Athens Central train station.
The bus service includes a network of lines on which normal buses, electric buses and natural
gas buses run. There are lots of bus lines serving Athens and the suburbs and they connect
the centre of the city with most of the suburbs and neighbourhoods.
The tram runs from Syntagma Square to Paleo Faliro and from there to Glyfada and Neo
Faliro.
There are many taxis in Athens. Visitors can recognize them by the yellow colour of the
vehicles. They are quite cheap and they can be very helpful during rush hours.
Step 2
Tick () the right box. True (T) or False (F).
True False
1. the Athens Metro has three lines
2. the green line is underground
3. the blue line takes you to the airport
4. the fourth line connects the airport to the train station
5. there are three kinds of buses
6. the tram starts from Paleo Faliro and ends in Glyfada.
7. Taxis are practical during rush hour.
TASK 3
Step 1
Label the means of transport, with the help of your dictionary.
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Step 2
Match the verbs with means of transport. Fill in the columns.
Use these words:
aeroplane, bus, taxi, motorbike, train, tram, car, helicopter, ship, underground (metro), bike
Take Ride Drive Fly Catch Miss Get on/off
Step 3
Ask and answer with your partner. Use vocabulary from steps 1, 2.
e.g.
or
– How do you usually go to work / school?
– I _________ by _________
I catch the _________ train _________.
TASK 4
Use the adjectives fast, reliable, safe, comfortable to compare means of transport.
e.g. I think the Metro is faster than ______
I think the Metro is more reliable than____
TASK 5
Work in groups. Two of you are asking directions and two of you are giving directions.
Find a position on the Athens Metro map and talk as in the example.
– How can I get to the airport?
– Take the ____ from ___ and change line at ___ station.
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TASK 6
HOLYSTONE TOWN
Step 1
Study the dialogues and answer these questions for all of them. Then act out the dialogues
in pairs.
• Where is the person asking for directions?
• Where does she / he want to go? Mark the points in the map.
Dialogue 1
– Excuse me. Where can I find a post office?
– Go up Main Street and take the second turning on the left. The post office is next to the
school
– Thank you
Dialogue 2
– Excuse me. Is there a bookshop near here?
– Yes, there is. Go straight and cross Main Avenue, opposite the night club
– Thanks a lot
Dialogue 3
– Excuse me. Can you please tell me where the chemist’s is?
– Go along Madisson Road and turn left into Main Avenue. Go up the Street and turn right into
Hill Street. The chemist’s is next to the gym
– Thank you very much
Step 2
Underline and copy in your notebook the useful phrases from the dialogues. Now take
turns to ask for and give directions to different places.
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TASK 7
Write a letter to a friend giving him/her directions to your house. Use useful phrases from
Tasks 4 and 7, or look back at Unit 7, Task 5 for help with prepositions.
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
A GAME!
Work in groups. Look at the map of HOLYSTONE TOWN. Two of you act out a dialogue
as in TASK 6. Don’t say the place you want to go / or the place where you are now. The
rest of the group, listen and guess.
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LANGUAGE FOCUS
A
PREPOSITIONS
A1
Write to, at, in, by, where necessary.
Go on foot
Go _________ work / school
Come_________ work / school
Walk _________ work / school
Go _________ home
Arrive ______ home
Walk_______ home
Arrive _________ the cinema / the airport
Arrive _________ London / Athens
Am / is / are _________ home
Stay ________ home
Am / is / are ________ New York
Stay _________ New York
Travel __________ bus/ train
Travel __________ my car
A2
Fill in the gaps with the right preposition or no preposition.
a. Would you like to go ________ the cinema tonight?
b. We arrived ___ Spain yesterday.
c. We weren’t tired so we walked ________ home.
d. I go _________ work _________ bus.
e. Would you like to live _____ another country?
f. A new student has come ______ our class.
g. Do you like travelling _________ ship?
h. We arrived _________ the train station on time.
i. The children go _______ school _______ foot.
j. I’m not going out this evening. I’ll stay ______ home.
B
THE DEFINITE ARTICLE - THE
B1
Study this sentence from the text.
The green line, which is the oldest and for the most part runs on the ground, connects Piraeus
to Kifisia.
When do we use ‘the’?
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Discuss in class this question and with your teacher’s help write Y for Yes and N for No
in the boxes.
a. When it is clear which person or thing we mean
b. Before the superlative forms of adjectives
c. Before the word “television”
d. Before the word “radio”
e. Before meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
f. Before names of things which are unique
g. Before adverb combinations showing place or position
h. Before names of families in plural
i. Before musical instruments
B2
Put “the” where necessary.
a. Our flat is on ___ third floor.
b. Which is ___ best hotel in this town?
c. The table is in ___ middle of the room.
d. ___ Johnsons live next door.
e. Come on! ___ dinner is ready.
f. How far is it to ___ city centre?
g. The dictionary is on ___ top shelf on ___ right.
h. What’s on ___ TV tonight?
i. Would you like to go to ___ moon?
j. Do you live in ___ city or in ___ country?
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UNIT 27
LET’S GO SHOPPING
TASK 1
Discuss with your partners.
• Do you like going to super markets?
• How often do you go?
• Is there a super market near your house?
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TASK 2
Step 1
This is the map of a big super market with 3 floors. Study the diagram. Does it look like
the super market you go to?
Step 2
This is a super market announcement. Read it and tick () True of False, next to the
statements following.
Dear customers,
• Today there’s a 10% discount on all our kitchenware
• You can find organic vegetables on the ground floor at low prices
• For every two bags of “SPARKLE” washing powder, you get one bottle of “CUDDLY” fabric
softener.
• Don’t buy one packet of “PASTA ITALIANA” spaghetti; buy two and you’ll get a can of
“POMMO ROSSO” tomato juice.
True
False
1. There is a special offer on organic vegetables today
2. You’ll pay less money if you buy things for the kitchen today
3. You’ll get one bottle of fabric softener if you buy one bag
of washing powder
4. You’ll get one can of tomato juice if you buy an Italian sweet
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Step 3
You are going shopping. This is your
shopping list. Which floor should
you go for every product?
Which section?
Cola, biscuits
Bubble bath
Toilet paper
Carrots
3 CD’s
Olive oil
Chocolate
Beer
Coffee
Corn flakes
Shopping list
Shampoo
Chicken
Feta cheese
Potatoes
Sausages
Milk
Washing powder
Lentils
Toothpaste
TASK 3
Step 1
Check what you know about shopping. Write your answers in the boxes.
What is a department store?
______________________
______________________
What is a shopping centre?
______________________
______________________
Step 2
Discuss in pairs / in class.
• Do you prefer shopping in a department store or small shops?
• Are there any department stores or shopping centres near your house?
TASK 4
Make a list of things you can buy in these shops. Use a dictionary for help.
This is a big shopping centre.
Stationary
Women’s
& Kids
Toyshop
Cosmetics
Florist’s
Chemist’s
Jeweller’s
House &
Electrical
appliances
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e.g.
Toyshop
dolls
toycars
...
Jeweller’s Cosmetics Stationary
House & Electrical
appliances
Women’s
& Kids
Florist’s
Chemist’s
TASK 5
Step 1
What do you know about money? Match the country with the currency.
United States
Greece
Great Britain
€ (Euro)
£ (Pound)
$ (Dollar)
1€ = 100 cents
It’s / they’re 20
euros, 70 cents or
20 euros (and) 70.
How much is it /
are they?
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Step 2
George wants to buy a pair of shoes. Read his dialogue with the shop assistant. Fill in the
gaps with these phrases:
please, small, much are they, goodbye, size, of shoes, perfect, credit, can I help you
George: Hello.
Assistant: Hello, sir, How_____________?
George: I’d like to try on that brown pair __________, please.
Assistant: Certainly. What ______________?
George: 42, please.
Assistant: Here you are. How do they feel?
George: Hmm... They are too tight, I think. And rather ____________.
Assistant: Shall I get you size 43?
George: Yes, __________. Thank you.
Assistant: Here you are. Are these OK?
George: Yes, _________. How ___________?
Assistant: Let me see…58 euros.
George: Great! I’ll take them.
Assistant: Cash or ______?
George: I’ll pay in cash.
Assistant: Thank you, Sir. Have a nice day.
George: Thank you.
Step 3
Write here the Key language:
SHOP ASSISTANT
How can ______________?
Here you are.
_________ 50 euros, ______.
Cash or _____________?
CUSTOMER
I’d like to _______________
(or Can I, please, try________?)
How much ______________?
TASK 6
Work in pairs and act out similar dialogues. Use language from the previous tasks.
STUDENT A
You are a shop assistant in a:
• Clothes shop
• Butcher’s
• Florist’s
• Baker’s
• Cosmetics shop
STUDENT B
You are the customer.
You want to buy:
• flowers
• bread and rolls
• suntan cream
• steaks and sausages
• clothes
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TASK 7
Step 1
Listen carefully to your teacher pronouncing the following words:
/e/
Hotter
Bigger
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
/e/ /3:/
Pen
Turn
Ben
Burn
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
Step 2
Listen carefully and write the words in the right column. Repeat them in groups after
your teacher.
Smaller, ten, pet, mother, hen, fur, cheaper, painter, murmur, lever, vertical,
murder, vet, lens, sir
Step 3
Learn by heart this poem.
Good, better, best
Never, never, rest
Till your good is better
And your better best
A PROJECT
Visit a super market near your house or school and note down as many products as you
can. Put the products into categories according to the section they belong to. Use your
dictionary to find the names of any products you don’t know. Bring your project to class,
discuss and compare with your partners.
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LANGUAGE FOCUS
A
A1
ADJECTIVES, THE COMPARATIVE FORM
Study these examples.
30€ 20€
• The Modus blender is cheaper than the Super blender.
• The red toy car is bigger than the blue toy car.
• The second box is heavier than the first box.
SANY TV
MORRIS TV
1000€ 600€
• The SANY TV set is more expensive than the MORRIS TV set.
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A2
Now read and complete the rule.
We compare two people or things using adjectives. We form the Comparative form of adjectives:
a. ____________________________________
b. ____________________________________
WATCH OUT:
big - bigger
hot - hotter
thin - thinner
heavy - heavier
funny - funnier
Irregular comparative forms
Good - better than
Bad - worse than
Far - further than
WATCH OUT:
It’s larger than …
It’s different from…
A3
Fill in the gaps with the comparative form of the adjectives. Don’t forget to use than.
1. A car is ___________ (expensive) a motorbike.
2. My grandfather is _________ (old) my grandmother.
3. Chinese is ____________ (difficult) English
4. The weather today is ________ (cold) yesterday.
5. This restaurant is ___________ (good) the other restaurant.
6. Geography is ___________ (easy) Algebra.
7. Julia is _____________ (beautiful) Susan.
8. A football player is usually _________ (short) a basketball player.
9. Belgium is ___________ (small) Switzerland
10. You are _______________ (thin) your sister.
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UNIT 28
YESTERDAY’S MUST HAVES
TASK 1
Think about these questions. Then discuss with your partners.
• Do you always buy the latest gadgets for your home / office?
• What is a “must - have”?
• When you go shopping, do you look for cheaper prices, famous brands, good quality?
TASK 2
Read the text about Yesterday’s must - haves and do the task following it.
YESTERDAY’S MUST - HAVES
Are you a keen shopper?
Do you always look for the trendiest gadgets one “must - have” to be fashionable? Perhaps you
already know what the “must - haves” for the year 2006 will be. But what do you know about
the past?
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1920’s
There was great demand for electrical gadgets. A toaster was a must - have.
The first pop - up toaster appeared in America in 1919.
1930’s
Before television found its place in our homes, everyone wanted a high
quality radio. By the end of the 1930’s, the BBC attracted 15 million listeners
every night.
1940’s
During World War II, wood was very expensive. Furniture designs followed
the most modern movements on the continent. These simple shapes and looks
are still fashionable today.
1950’s
Formica was the most practical material in the 1950’s and its bright colours and
easy - to - clean surfaces decorated kitchen tables and worktops all over the
country.
1970’s
The 1960’s gave us the Kenwood Chef, but the 1970’s Magicmix was something
else - a clever combination of blades, slicers, graters and whisks. It
appeared in the UK in 1974 and cost £79 when the average weekly wage was
just £41,70. Two years later it was a “must - have” for everyone’s kitchen.
1980’s
An affordable home computer was the aim of Clive Sinclair, who produced
the ZX -80 in 1980 for £99,95 (the average weekly wage in that year
was £110,20)
(Adapted from ‘British Ideal Home’ Jan. 2006)
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Tick () True or False.
True False
1. The radio wasn’t very successful
2. Furniture had a simple design in 1945
3. People used Formica in the bathroom
4. The Magimix was very expensive
5. Electrical gadgets weren’t very popular in the 1920’s
6. The first home computer wasn’t very expensive.
TASK 3
Read the text again and put the words in bold into these categories.
Kitchen equipment
For the study or
living room
1 7 11
2 8 12
3 9 13
4 10 14
5
6
Discuss in class what you can do with these things.
Words or phrases
about money
TASK 4
Work in pairs. Think about our lifestyle today. Fill in the spidergram with Today’s must
- haves. Use a dictionary for help.
HOUSEWORK
___________
___________
_________
COMMU-
NICATION
___________
___________
_________
STUDY /
WORK
___________
___________
_________
EQUIPMENT
ENTER-
TAINMENT
___________
___________
_________
COOKING
___________
___________
_________
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TASK 5
Find adjectives in the text that match with the following definitions.
1. something that is easy to use _________
2. something that is modern _________
3. something that costs a lot of money _________
4. something that doesn’t cost so much money _________
5. something in the middle, not the highest or the lowest _________
TASK 6
Antonyms
a) Look:
Happy unhappy
Direct indirect
Patient impatient
b) Do the same with the rest of the adjectives. Underline the part you will add.
Capable ___________________
Expensive ___________________
Formal ___________________
Healthy ___________________
Interesting ___________________
Important ___________________
Lucky ___________________
Natural ___________________
Patient ___________________
Popular ___________________
Possible ___________________
Practical ___________________
Secure ___________________
Sensible ___________________
Visible ___________________
TASK 7
Answer the questionnaire and then, in groups, discuss your shopping habits.
HOW SHOPAHOLIC ARE YOU?
1. What’s your average weekly wage?
a. €150
b. €250
c. more
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2. How much of it do you spend on
a. Clothes?
b. Cosmetics?
c. Gadgets?
d. Magazines?
e. Food?
f. Other items?
3. Do you buy things because
a. You like them?
b. You need them?
c. They are fashionable?
4. Do you plan your shopping?
a. Yes
b. No
5. Do you try to do your shopping in the sales period?
a. Yes
b. No
6. Do you ever look for bargains in the market?
a. Yes
b. No
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LANGUAGE FOCUS
A
ADVERBS
It’s a slow animal. It walks
slowly.
He is a careful driver. He
drives carefully.
WATCH OUT
There is heavy rain. It is
raining heavily.
Good>well
Fast>fast
Hard>hard
A1
Choose the right word - adjective or adverb.
1. He always works hard / hardly every day.
2. You should speak nice / nicely to older people.
3. He sings very bad / badly.
4. Mum is very angry / angrily with you now.
5. Cats walk very quiet / quietly.
6. We speak English very good / well.
7. It’s dangerous / dangerously to drive when it’s raining so heavy / heavily.
8. He can run really fast / fastly.
9. Be careful / carefully at school. Listen to the teacher careful / carefully.
10. They ate their breakfast quick / quickly and then went to school.
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B
The Superlative Form
ADJECTIVES
B1
Study these examples.
The Nile is the longest river in Africa.
Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system.
The cheetah is the fastest animal in the world.
What is the most expensive diamond in the world?
B2
Now complete the rule.
We use__-est or the most______, to form the __________ form of adjectives.
WATCH OUT
Irregular superlative forms
Good - the best
Bad - the worst
B3
This is an advertisement of a very modern PC / TV. Read it and put the adjectives in the
superlative form. Don’t forget to use “the”.
The PC-HOME ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE now
offers a range of flat panel televisions to add style to
your digital home:
• _____________ (late) screen technology offers
____________ (bright) and __________ (sharp) pictures.
• _____________ (large) viewing angle - ideal for surfing
the Internet or online games.
• _____________ (slim) screen, great for placing anywhere
- even on a wall!
The Living Room PC offers:
• Computer Media Center Edition 2005 for digital
entertainment at your fingertips.
• ________ (powerful) PC performance with only one
remote control.
• Powerful graphics for you to play ________ (trendy)
games.
• Full Internet access from your sofa.
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UNIT 29
RECYCLING OR PRE – CYCLING?
TASK 1
Discuss with your partner(s).
• How often do you use plastic bags / glasses / plates …?
• Do you look for products with little or no packaging?
• Do you use your own bags when you go shopping or plastic ones?
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TASK 2
Read this text and tick the correct statement (T/F).
Recycling is practiced in almost every European country. But there are many environmentalists
who argue that recycling is not the solution to our “garbage problem”.
They say that if we continue to produce so much garbage, then recycling won’t give any
definite solutions. Unless our lifestyles are changed, the amount of garbage will not be
decreased.
“That’s easier said than done”, you may think. Here are a few simple examples:
1. If you bring your own bags to the store with you, you won’t need any plastic bags.
2. If you use less disposable items (cloth napkins instead of paper ones), you won’t need
to throw away or even recycle so much paper and plastic.
3. If you buy “long life” products, you won’t buy unnecessary packaging (and you will buy
products less often!).
4. If you have to buy products in a container, this may be a “green” one made of recycled
material.
5. If you save your organic garbage to make compost for your garden, you can grow organic
vegetables.
Try these and add your own methods. We all have to try hard if we want to live on a clean
Earth!
True
False
1. Recycling is the only thing we can do to protect the environment
2. We produce too much garbage
3. We should avoid using plastic bags.
4. Paper napkins are better for the environment than cloth ones
5. We must change our lifestyles and try to produce less garbage
6. We should buy products which will last as long as possible
TASK 3
Match these words from the text with the following definitions.
environmentalist argue solution definite amount
decrease disposable unnecessary container organic garbage
1. to make something smaller or less, reduce
2. something you throw away after you have used it
3. disagree, quarrel, have a different opinion
4. final, clear, sure
5. things such as fruit skins or vegetables that we throw away
6. an expert on environment issues
7. a box, a bottle, etc
8. quantity, how much/many of something we have
9. the key, the answer to a problem
10. something we can do without, something we don’t need
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TASK 4
Step 1
Words often go with other words to form phrases.
Use the words in the bubble to make phrases. Follow the example.
organic, pollution, toxic, amount, paper, disposable, container
1. paper cups / plates / napkins
2. a ___________ of food / paint / beer
3. ___________ cups / plates / bottles
4. ___________ vegetables / meat / fertilizer
5. ___________ gases / fumes / waste
6. noise ___________
water
air
7. ___________ of garbage / energy / time
Step 2
Now make your own sentences with some of them. Write them in your notebook. Read
them aloud to your classmates.
TASK 5
Work in groups.
Prepare a questionnaire that will help you to find out what your friends or neighbours
usually do and how their habits affect the environment.
QUESTIONS A friend A relative
e.g. How often do
you water your
garden in summer?
Someone you
know
A neighbour
Bring the answer to your class and report.
e.g. Most / Some / Only 1-2 / people water their garden every day.
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TASK 6
Work in pairs. Think of more ways we can produce less
garbage or save energy. They can be simple, funny or
extreme.
Examples:
If we buy long life pens, we won’t throw them away.
If we organize more barbecue parties, and cook on fire, we may pay less
money to the electricity company (ÄÅÇ)!!!
If we go everywhere on foot and never use our cars again, we won’t
have air pollution.
Discuss your ideas and decide which ones are the most practical.
Put them to use.
TASK 7
Pronunciation
Your teacher will read aloud these words to you. Listen carefully and put them in the
right “column” according to the way the letters in bold are pronounced.
e.g. /S/ /s/ /g/ /dz/
Shampoo soup girl angel
Sick, garden, bags, garbage, shock, shoe, solar, organic, change, packaging, shower, she,
ski, solar, grade, cage, rubbish, shiny, skin, salad, vegetables, greek, soap, shock, ship,
orange, argue, bedsheet.
/S/ /s/ /g/ /dz/
soup
girl
______________________ ______________________
______________________ ______________________
______________________ ______________________
______________________ ______________________
______________________ ______________________
______________________ ______________________
Shampoo
______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________
angel
______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________
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LANGUAGE FOCUS
A
1 st CONDITIONAL
Study this sentence from the text:
If you bring your own bags to the store, you won’t need any plastic bags.
Now read the rule:
This sentence structure is the first Conditional.
We use it to express a condition which is possible and probable to come true in the
present or in the future.
Study again the sentences 1,2,3,4,5 from the text and Complete this rule:
We use if + ________ tense in the ‘if part’ of the sentence.
We use will + infinitive in the second part of the sentence
We use ______ + infinitive in the _______ part of the sentence
We use ______ + infinitive in the _______ part of the sentence
Make your own sentences using the prompts below.
If
buy long-life light bulbs (fluorine)
don’t wash clothes at more than 40°C
use the washing machine only when it’s full
use the air-conditioning wisely (no less than 20°C
unplug electrical appliances when you don’t use them
use solar power to heat water
wash you car with backets of water –not a hose
water the plants with water in which you washed vegetables
try to avoid chemicals as detergents, use natural products
car-sharing
B
PASSIVE
B1 Look at these sentences from the text in Task 2.
• Recycling is practised in almost every European country.
Now tick the right answer to the following question:
True
False
1. Do we know the names of the people who practise recycling
2. Is it really important to know their names?
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Now read the information in the box to learn more.
Verbs describe actions. When we do not know or we do not really need to know who
caused an action to happen, we use the Passive Voice.
B2 In all these sentences that follow it is not important to know who did the action. You
can make them Passive Voice Constructions as in the example.
ACTIVE VOICE
• They throw rubbish
• They burn forests
• They kill wild animals
PASSIVE VOICE
• Rubbish is thrown
• Forests are_________
• Wild animals are__________
B3 Study your new PASSIVE VOICE sentences. Work in small groups. Think of more
example sentences to describe pollution causes and write them down in a common
piece of paper. Use these prompts and your dictionary for help.
Dangerous chemicals/use – oil/spill
Pounds of rubbish/throw – old clothes/throw away
Millions of cars/use
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UNIT 30
TIME FOR REVISION
A. PAST SIMPLE
Fill in the gaps with the Past Simple of one of the verbs.
1. We _________ (not/study) Geography yesterday.
2. _______ (you/go) to work on Saturday?
3. The students _____ (stand) up when the teacher arrived.
4. How many mistakes_____ (you/make) in the test?
5. John _____ (invite) lots of people to the party.
6. We _____ (have) dinner in that new restaurant last night. The food ___ (be) great!
7. What_____ (you/buy) for Tania’s birthday?
I ___ (buy) her a silver bracelet.
8. I ___ (make) a chocolate cake but I don’t think they ___ (like) it.
9. Where___ (you/meet) Kostas?
Oh, we ___ (go) to the same school.
10. How much ___ (you/pay) for your car?
Not much. My cousin ___ (sell) it to me at a very good price.
B. PAST SIMPLE - PRESENT PERFECT
1. Use the Past Simple or the Present Perfect of the verbs to complete the sentences.
1. What time ___ (you/finish) work yesterday?
2. Lisa ___ (come) to see you in the morning. I ___ (tell) her you were at the supermarket.
3. Can you help us? Our car ___ (break) down.
4. ___ (you/send) the letters yet?
5. They ___ (get) married in 1995.
6. I ___ (just/have) a call for a job interview.
7. Albert Einstein ___ (be) the scientist who ___ (develop) the theory of relativity.
8. How many plays ___ (Shakespeare/write)?
9. How long ___ (John/work) in this company?
10.I ___ (never/travel) abroad but I ___ (be) to lots of places in Greece.
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2. Fill in the gaps with the Past Simple or the Present Simple of the verbs.
1. Eleni ___ (speak) French very well because she ___ (take) lessons when she was at
school.
2. Why ___ (come) home so late yesterday?
There ____(be) a lot of work at the office.
3. Mary ___ (work) for a shipping company but she ___ (not/like) it very much
4. I was very tired so I ___ (leave) the party early.
5. How long ___ (it/take) you to go to work every day?
Too long! Yesterday, for example, it ___ (take) me 1 hour!
6. Wolfang Amadeus Mozart ___ (be) born in 1756 and ___ (die) in 1791.
7. What time ___ (the banks/close) on Fridays?
8. Paul is never late. He ___ (always/get) to work on time.
C. ADVERBS
Fill in the gaps with adjectives (slow) or adverbs (slowly).
1. Nick is a very careful / carefully driver
2. We had a map, so we found the house easy / easily.
3. He can work very fast / fastly.
4. She can sing beautiful / beautifully
5. She bought a very nice / nicely dress
6. Your test results were very good / well.
7. The little boy ran quick / quickly to his mum.
8. Please, be polite / politely when you talk to your teacher
9. It was so dark that I couldn’t see clear / clearly.
D. ARTICLES
Fill in the gaps with a / an / the.
1. Have you ever been to ___ Italy?
2. Mary hasn’t found ____job yet.
3. We missed _____ beginning of ___ film.
4. Can you borrow me ___ pen, please?
5. I’d like to eat something sweet. ____ ice - cream or ___ chocolate.
6. Jerry has visited ___USA lots of times.
7. We went to Patras by ___bus.
8. They live in ___ small flat near ___ city centre.
9. I had ___ egg and toast for breakfast.
10. It was sunny so we decided to sit in ___ garden.
11. Peru is ___ country in ___ South America.
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E. COMPARISONS
Write the Comparative (taller / more interesting) or the Superlative (tallest / most
interesting) form of the adjectives.
1. I like both films. But “Bravehart” is _______ (exciting) than “Zorro”. On the other
hand, “Zorro” is _______ (funny).
2. Everest is the _______ (high) mountain in the world.
3. I think Julia Roberts is a ________ (good) actor than Catherine Zeta Jones.
4. Madonna is one of the ________ (famous) people in the world.
5. What is the ________ (expensive) thing you have ever bought?
6. The Nile is the ________ (long) river in Africa but the Mississippi is ________ (long)
than the Nile.
7. Did you know that a rhino is ________ (fast) that a person?
8. That was the ________ (bad) film I’ve ever seen!
9. Good looking actors are usually ________ (successful) than unattractive ones.
10. What is the ________ (large) city in your country?
F. GAP FILING
Read what Mr Theodosis Vlahakis, 66 years old, says about shopping in his days and
choose the correct card to fill in the gaps.
Things (1)_________ much (2)__________ in my days. The
shop owner (3)_____ me by my first name and that
(4)_________ things easier. There (5)___________ any shopping
centres or department stores. Actually we
(6)________________ shopping. We just (7)__________ to
the shops to buy some things we (8)____________ for us and
the family. You (9)__________ find anything you
(10)_______________ at the small corner shop, from cheese
and yoghurt to pins and needles. I think it was (11)________.
Today you must have a car to go to the (12) _______ supermarket. Of course we
(13)___________ lots of things but we (14)_________ afford them. I remember my surprise
when I (15)___________ the first TV set in my life!
1. a. had b. were c. did
2. a. good b. better c. best
3. a. knows b. will know c. knew
4. a. made b. is making c. will make
5. a. were b. are c. weren’t
6. a. didn’t go b. not went c. went
7. a. didn’t go b. not went c. went
8. a. need b. needed c. needn’t
9. a. can’t b. couldn’t c. could
10. a. wanted b. want c. didn’t want
11. a. the most practical b. practically c. more practical
12. a. nearest b. nearer c. near
13. a. likes b. liked c. didn’t like
14. a could b. couldn’t c. cannot
15. a. seen b. see c. saw
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G. A CROSSWORD PUZZLE
Study the sentences and finish the Crosswords with the help of the APPENDIX or
Irregular verbs.
Across
1. The weather was fantastic. The sun ________
3. I ________ 10.000 euro in the Lotto
4. I ________ lunch at 3.00 am yesterday
5. My leather jacket ________ 200 euros
7. The Greek ________ against the Trojans in the Trojan War
8. I ________ Olympic Airways to Paris last month.
11. Mary ________ up very early yesterday
12. I ________ the lesson
16. She ________ the newspaper before going to bed.
17. He ________ in the hotel swimming pool.
18. My little son ________ my mobile phone.
Down
1. I ________ to an English person on the phone yesterday.
2. She threw the pencil and I ________ it
3. They ________ shopping yesterday
6 I ________ a new computer yesterday
9. He ________ up late because it was Sunday
10. I ________ 50 euros in the bus
13. He ________ to work in his new car
14. I ________ a good film last weekend
15. My boss ________ too much at the office party.
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H. CONDITIONAL
Use the first Conditional type to write sentences as in the example:
e.g. you go / party / you / meet my brother
If you go to the party you will meet my brother
1. I / e-mail you / you let me know / electronic address
2. we / miss the train / we / have to wait / 2 hours / the railway station
3. the weather / be / fine / we / go surfing / next Saturday
4. you meet Jennifer / ask her to call me / the office
5. you tooth / hurt / you / go / the dentist
6. you have a temperature / you / drink an aspirin
7. I / get the job / I / invite all of you / an evening out
8. they / offer me the job / I / accept it.
I. LISTENING
You will listen to a radio programme. Ms. Burton, secretary of the Consumers Rights
Association, gives some helpful advice. Fill in the gaps with the missing words.
complaints, quality, need not, need, should (x2), should not (x2),
might, chemicals, can (x2), list, shopping, will, buying cheapest
First of all, make a _________(1) of the things you _________(2) to buy before going out
_________(3). This will stop you _________(4) unnecessary things. Big supermarkets are not
the only place you _________(5) shop. You _________(6) also find cheap good
_________(7) products in small neighborhood stores. You _________(8) definitely find more
friendly people.
Before buying a product you _________(9) take a good look at the list of ingredients. You
_________(10) buy products containing _________(11). High prices do not necessarily mean
good quality. You _________(12) buy the most expensive products but, on the other hand, you
_________(13) always choose the _________(14) ones.
Finally, don’t forget to inform us of any _________(15) you _________(16) have.
J. Choose one of the two topics.
(a) Write a short letter to a friend to describe a good/bad holiday you had.
(b) Write a short letter to a friend to tell him about you new job/neighbourhood
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
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H. LET’S PLAY A GAME
You can have fun and at the same time revise your English. Form
groups and get ready. Your teacher will photocopy these pages for
you and you will cut out the squares. Put them face down in the
center or your table. Take turns to pick up a card. Answer the questions
or do what it tells you and score 1 point for each card. At the
end count your scores.
1
Are you going to
have a holiday
this year? When?
How did it go?
MY SCORE:
2 3 4
Where did you go You’re the shop
to school? Who assistant out a You’ve just
was your clothes shop. A bought a new pair
favourite teacher? new customer of shoes. Ask
When did you comes in. What about the price.
finish school? do you say?
Did you like it?
5
You’re in
London. You
want to go to
Trafdgar Square.
Ask for directions.
6 7
Your friend is visiting
you. Give
her / him directions
to your new
house.
Think of a great
movie you have
seen. Tell us
about it in 3 sentences.
8 9
Have you ever
been to the U.K?
Have you ever
met a famous person?
Have you
ever been skiing /
rafting / horse
riding?
Where do you
live? What time
do you get up?
How often do you
go to the cinema?
10
What are your
hobbies and interests
(use 2
expressions).
What do you usually
do at the
weekends?
11 12 13
How much television
do you
watch? What
kind of programmes?
What
kind of music do
you like?
Your friend doesn’t
want to read
Women’s magazines
any more.
Use 2 expressions
to say how she
feels.
You’re at a
clothes shop. Buy
3 items for a
woman.
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14 15 16
You’re at the
You’re at clothes
supermarket.
You’re on an
shop. Buy 3
Which section
adventure holiday.
Say 4 things
accessories for
will you go to
men or women
buy a) milk, b)
you do.
washing powder,
c) soap and shampoo.
17
You’re going on
holiday. Say 3
places where you
can stay.
18 19
How many people
do you think
will come to class
next week? (Full
answer)
How long have
you studied
English? How
long have you
known your
English teacher?
20 21
Are you going to
meet a friend
after class? What
are going to do?
Take a breath.
You win a point!
22
Free question.
Ask your partner
any question you
like.
23 24 25
Free question.
Ask your teacher
any question you
like.
What are you
doing right now?
What is your
teacher doing?
How long have
you lived at your
present address
for? Are you
going to move to
a new house?

L. LET’S ANSWER HONESTLY
Step 1
Colour the square: red=very well blue=not bad
purple=pourly grey=not at all
How well do you know and can you use:
THESE VOCABULARY AREAS?
• Holidays / Types of travel
• Means of transport
• Places to visit
• Places to stay / Holiday activities
• Verbs of traveling / getting around
• Asking and giving directions
• Inventions
• Shops and things you can find in them
• How to go shopping
• House equipment / Adjectives to describe things
• Recycling - environment
THESE GRAMMATICAL PHENOMENA
• The Simple Past tense / Irregular verbs
• The Present Perfect tense
• Adjectives and adverbs / Comparisons
• Prepositions
• 1st Conditional
• Passive Voice
Step 2
Now make a plan of what you need to learn better and how you can do it. Follow this
example.
UNIT 27
Verbs of travelling / getting around •
What can I do?
• Write the words in my notebook with their Greek meaning.
• Make 6 small paper cards with the verbs and 10 small paper cards with means of transport.
Combine the cards and make my own sentences. e.g. I missed the bus
Discuss your ideas with your partners and plan your revision timetable.
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APPENDIX I
IRREGULAR VERBS
INFINITIVE PAST TENSE PAST PARTICIPLE
be
beat
become
begin
bite
blow
break
bring
build
burn
buy
catch
choose
come
cost
cut
dig
do
draw
dream
drink
drive
eat
fall
feed
feel
fight
find
fly
forget
forgive
freeze
get
give
go
grow
have
hear
hide
hit
hold
was/were
beat
became
began
bit
blew
broke
brought
built
burnt/burned
bought
caught
chose
came
cost
cut
dug
did
drew
dreamt/dreamed
drank
drove
ate
fell
fed
felt
fought
found
flew
forgot
forgave
froze
got
gave
went
grew
had
heard
hid
hit
held
been
beaten
become
begun
bitten
blown
broken
brought
built
burnt/burned
bought
caught
chosen
come
cost
cut
dug
done
drawn
dreamt/dreamed
drunk
driven
eaten
fallen
fed
felt
fought
found
flown
forgotten
forgiven
frozen
got
given
gone
grown
had
heard
hidden
hit
held
åßìáé
÷ôõðÜù, äÝñíù, íéêÜù
ãßíïìáé
áñ÷ßæù
äáãêþíù
öõóÜù
óðÜæù
öÝñíù
÷ôéæù
êáßù
áãïñÜæù
ðéÜíù
äéáëÝãù
Ýñ÷ïìáé
êïóôßæù
êüâù
óêÜâù
êÜíù
ó÷åäéÜæù
ïíåéñåýïìáé
ðßíù
ïäçãþ
ôñþù
ðÝöôù
ôáÀæù
áéóèÜíïìáé
ðïëåìÜù, ôóáêþíïìáé
âñßóêù
ðåôÜù
îå÷íþ
óõã÷ùñþ
ðáãþíù, êáôáøý÷ù
áðïêôþ
äßíù
ðçãáßíù
ìåãáëþíù, êáëëéåñãþ
Ý÷ù
áêïýù
êñýâù
÷ôõðÜù
êñáôÜù

INFINITIVE PAST TENSE PAST PARTICIPLE
hurt
keep
know
lay
learn
leave
lend
let
lie
lose
make
mean
meet
put
read
ride
ring
rise
run
send
set
sew
shake
shine
shoot
show
shut
sing
sit
smell
speak
spell
spend
stand
steal
stick
strike
swim
teach
tell
think
throw
understand
wake
wear
win
write
hurt
kept
knew
laid
learnt/learned
left
lent
let
lay
lost
made
meant
met
put
read
rode
rang
rose
ran
sent
set
sewed
shook
shone/shined
shot
showed
shut
sang
sat
smelt/smelled
spoke
spelt/spelled
spent
stood
stole
stuck
struck
swam
taught
told
thought
threw
understood
woke
wore
won
wrote
hurt
kept
known
laid
learnt/learned
left
lent
let
lain
lost
made
meant
met
put
read
ridden
rung
risen
run
sent
set
sewn/sewed
shaken
shone/shined
shot
shown/showed
shut
sung
sat
smelt/smelled
spoken
spelt/spelled
spent
stood
stolen
stuck
struck
swum
taught
told
thought
thrown
understood
woken
worn
won
written
ðëçãþíù
êñáôÜù
îÝñù
ôïðïèåôþ, âÜæù
ìáèáßíù
áöÞíù, öåýãù
äáíåßæù
áöÞíù, åðéôñÝðù
îáðëþíù
÷Üíù
êÜíù, öôéÜ÷íù
åííïþ
óõíáíôþ
ôïðïèåôþ
äéáâÜæù
êÜíù éððáóßá, ðïäÞëáôï, êëð.
÷ôõðþ (ôï êïõäïýíé)
óçêþíïìáé, áíáôÝëëù
ôñÝ÷ù
óôÝëíù
ôïðïèåôþ
ñÜâù
êïõíþ, ôñÝìù
ëÜìðù [-ed = ãõáëßæù]
ðõñïâïëþ
äåß÷íù
êëåßíù
ôñáãïõäþ
êÜèïìáé
ìõñßæù
ìéëÜù
ïñèïãñáöþ, óõëëáâßæù
îïäåýù, ðåñíÜù (÷ñüíï)
óôÝêïìáé
êëÝâù
êïëëÜù
÷ôõðÜù
êïëõìðþ
äéäÜóêù
ëÝù
íïìßæù, óêÝöôïìáé
ñß÷íù, ðåôÜù (êÜôé)
êáôáëáâáßíù
îõðíÜù
öïñÜù
íéêÜù (áèëçôéêÜ), êåñäßæù
ãñÜöù
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APPENDIX II
UNIT 2
TASK 10
1. Tick the right box
2. Hello!
3. My name is Kostas.
4. Pleased to meet you.
5. Tom, this is Susan.
6. Read the dialogue.
7. Nice to meet you.
8. Googbye!
9. This is my brother, Dimitris.
10. I’m Georgia!
UNIT 3
TASK 5
Step 3
13, 40, 15, 16, 70, 18, 90
UNIT 8
TASK 8
1. There isn’t much wine.
2. There is a lot of soup.
3. There are a lot of olives.
4. There aren’t many tomatoes.
UNIT 11
TASK 7
There’s a brown rug under the coffee-table.
Ther are some magazines on the coffee table
There is a VCR and a DVD player under the TV
There is a plant next to the bookcase
There is a boat in the painting above the sofa
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UNIT 23
TASK 6
a. On the first night I couldn’t sleep in the sleeping bag but then it was OK.
b. I love sunbathing by the pool. That’s exactly what I did 6 hours a day.
c. We visited the Old Cathedral and the National Museum and the Art Gallery. Interesting yes,
but exhausting too.
d. 5 nights in a first class hotel, breakfast included, touring coach and guide too, at the price
of €450. That was a real offer.
e. I did things I could never imagine. Take horse riding for example, or rafting, for a city boy
like me, everything was difficult!
UNIT 24
TASK 9
Mary: Hey, Ann! Is that you?
Ann: How are you, Mary? You’re right! We haven’t seen each other since 2001.
Mary: So, tell me all your news Do you still live in Athens?
Ann: No, I have moved to Patras. I also got married two years ago.
Mary: Oh! That’s great! Well done! Do you work?
Ann: Yes, I work in a bank. In fact, I’ve just started working. But I am going to stop soon.
Mary: Why? Don’t you like it?
Ann:
Well, you see, I went to the doctor’s last week and did some tests and I have just learnt
I am going to have a baby!
Mary: Oh really? That’s excellent! Congratulations!
UNIT 30
I. LISTENING
Consumer’s Guide
First of all, make a list of the things you need to buy before going out shopping. This will stop
you from buying unnecessary things. Big supermarkets are not the only place you can shop.
You can also find cheap good quality products in small neighbourhood stores. You will definitely
find more friendly people. Before buying a product, you should take a good look at the
list of ingredients. You shouldn’t buy products containing chemicals. High prices do not necessarily
mean good quality. You needn’t buy the most expensive products but, on the other
hand, you should not always choose the cheapest ones. Finally, don’t forget to inform us of any
complaints you might have.
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